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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
„ July 1st, 1911, to June 30th, 1912 93
,, July 1st, 1912, to June 30th, 1913 141
,, July 1st, 1913, to June 30th, 1914 254
,, July 1st, 1914, to June 30th, 1915 170
New Houses 1914-15:—
Woolwich 1
West Plumstead 19
East Plumstead 86
Eltham 64
These figures do not include houses and huts erected by
H.M. Government (see page 72).
4. Unoccupied Houses. At the 1901 Census there were
234 unoccupied houses in the Borough, viz.: 46 in Woolwich,
86 in Plumstead, and 102 in Eltham. At the 1911 Census
there were 1,296, viz.: 450 in Woolwich, 387 in West Plumstead,
250 in East Plumstead, and 209 in Eltham.
In May, 1915, the Rate Collectors found 106 houses unoccupied,
viz.: 53 in Woolwich, 4 in West Plumstead, 9 in
East Plumstead, and 40 in Eltham. It may be assumed
that the majority of these houses were either unfit for occupation
or were not to let.
BIRTHS.
5. The number of births was 2,815, viz. : 874 in Woolwich
parish, 866 in West Plumstead, 776 in East Plumstead, and
299 in Eltham (corrected for children born in the Infirmary,