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Woolwich 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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a house in Plumstead has varied during the past four
Censuses:—
Census 1891—6-08 persons to a house.
1896—6.14 ditto
1901—6.05 ditto
1911—5.34 ditto

Table: 2. The following table gives the population, number of houses, and persons to a house, of each Ward, as found at the Censuses of 1901 and 1911: —

2. The following table gives the population, number of houses, and persons to a house, of each Ward, as found at the Censuses of 1901 and 1911: —

Wards.Census 1901.Census 1911.
Population.No. of Inhabited Houses.Persons to a House.Population.No. of Inhabited Houses.Persons to a House.
Dockyard871213256.57719912115.94
St. Mary's783311266.93666610036.64
River—North29914416.7844095857.54
Do. South1140516716.83935316565.65
St. George's1068487812.13908386010.56
Burrage983717355.67888716885.26
Glyndon981016975.78950117695.37
Herbert908016125.63878017395.05
St. Margaret's984216386.00131602578510
Central1011818055.61908318314.96
St. Nicholas1964028057.002180537295.84
Eltham722613535.341345028144.77
The Borough117178180866.47121376214635.65

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The following tables from Vol. 7 of the Census, 1911,
give particulars of the age, distribution and conditions as
to marriage of the popidation (Tables 8, p. 96; 9, p. 234;
18, p. 407; 19, p. 418).