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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| WOOLWICH | PLUMSTEAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Census 1891 | 6.08 | |
| „ 1096 | - | 6.14 |
| „ 1901 | 7.85 | 6.05 |
| „ 1911 | 7.27 | 5.34 |
2. The estimated population of soldier in Barracks in March 1917
was 11,470, making the total population 15.7,973. The civil
population is used for all statistical rates except the Borough
birth rate.
The Registrar-General estimates the civil population at
130,213.
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, and in the Report for 1914, the number to a house in
each Ward.
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 |
| „ „ July 1st. 1915 to June 30th, 1916 | 139 |
| „ „ July 1st. 1916 to June 30th, 1917 | 36 |
New Houses, 1916-7:-
| Woolwich | |
| West Plumstead | 4 |
| East Plumstead | 7 |
| Eltham | 25 |
The following are the numbers of new houses and huts
erected by the Government for Munition Workers from 1915-1917:-
Houses 1,269 Huts 1,904
4. Unoccupied Houses. At the 1901 Census, there were
234 unoccupied houses in the Borough, viz., 46 in Woolwoch, 86
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