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Woolwich 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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23
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH
OF WOOLWICH,
Year ending 31st December, 1914.
PART I.
STATISTICS.
1. The population of the Borough of Woolwich, as estimated
at the Census of 1911, was 121,376. The estimated
population to the middle of 1914 is 128,556.
The population of the four registration districts at the
last three Censuses was as follows:—
Census, Census, Census,
1891. 1901. 1911.
Woolwich Parish 40,848 41,625 36,710
Plumstead Parish (West) 52436 38,569 40,328
Do. (East) ) 29.758 30,888
Eltham Parish 5,710 7,226 13,450
98,994 117,178 121,376
The estimated population to the middle of 1914 is calculated
as follows:—