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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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6. The following table gives the birth.rate of the Borough
during the years 1901.5, 1906.10, 1911, 1912, 1913, and
1914, and, for the purposes of comparison, the corresponding
rates of the neighbouring Boroughs, London, and England: —
BIRTH.RATE.
| 1901.5. | 1906.10. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Borough | 27.6 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 25.1 |
| Lewisham | 25.7 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 19.8 |
| West Ham | 33.1 | 31.4 | 29.9 | 29.6 | 31.0 | 29.8 |
| East Ham | 33.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 24.9 | 23.5 | |
| Erith | 34.1 | 25.7 | 23.6 | 26.4 | 27.3 | |
| London | 28.2 | 26.51 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 24.3 |
| England and Wales | 28.2 | 26.0 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.6 |
| Woolwich Borough | 29.2 | 25.3 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.0 |
7. The following table gives the birth.rale for the Borough
and each reg.istration distriot for the four past Quinquennia,,
and last three years. Correction has been, made for births in
the Infirmary, Female Hospital, the Wood Street Home for
Mothers and Babies, and outlying institutions, and the births
distributed to the parishes to Which they properly belong.
West Plumstead and Eltham had the lowest birth.rate of
the four registration districts; the rate for Eltham was the
lowest recorded.