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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Woolwich 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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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 1901Census 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—North ..29914416-7844095857-54
Do. South...1140516716-839:!5316565*65
St. George's ...1068487812-13908386010-56
Barrage983717355-67888716885-26
Glyndon981016975-789-")0117695-37
Herbert908016125-63878017395*05
St. Margaret's984216386-001316025785-10
Central1011818055-61908318314-96
St. Nicholas ...1964028057-002180537295-84
Eltham722613535-341345028144-77
The Borough ..117178180866-47121376214635-65

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In the Annual Report for 1913, on pages 15 to 19, tables
were given showing the age distribution and condition as to
marriage of the population, the proportion of males and
females compared with London and England, and the classification
of buildings.
3. The following table shows the number of new houses
certified for water each'year since the Census of 1911: —
New houses, April 1st to June 30th, 1911 ... 34
do. July 1st, 1911, to June 30th, 1912 93
do. July 1st, 1912, to June 30th, 1913 141
do. July 1st, 1913, to June 30th, 1914 254