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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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BIRTH RATE.
| 1901-5. | 1906-10. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Borough | 27.6 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 24.5 |
| Lewisham | 25.7 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 19.2 |
| West Ham | 33.1 | 341. | 29.9 | 29.6 | 310 | 29.8 | 28.2 |
| East Ham | 33.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 24.9 | 23.5 | 21.8 | |
| Erith | 34.1 | 25.7 | 23.6 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 20.9 | |
| London | 28.2 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 22.6 |
| England and Wales | 28.2 | 26.0 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 21.8 |
| Woolwich Borough | 29.2 | 25.3 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 20.9 |
7. The following table gives the birth-rate for the Borough
and each Registration District for the four past Quinquennia
and last five 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.
decrease in London. The greatest decrease since 1911 is in the parishes of Woolwich and Eltham.
| 1891-1895. | 1896-1900. | 1901-1905. | 1906-1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Borough | 32.5 | 30.2 | 29.2 | 25.3 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 20.9 |
| Woolwich Parish | 31.1 | 30.1 | 29.0 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 25.2 | 22.4 |
| Plumstead— West | 33.3 | 31.0 | 30.1 | 24.7 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 19.7 | 21.0 | 20.1 |
| East | 23.4 | 21.3 | 23.7 | 22.4 | 22.8 | ||||
| Eltham Parish | 22.8 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.2 |