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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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MARRIAGES.
There were 1,000 marriages (1,240 in 1920). The marriage
rate was 14-2 as compared with 19.7, 20.2, 19.8 and 17.5 in
the four preceding years.
DEATHS.
Table I. shows the gross and nett deaths and death-rates in
1921 and each of the last six years, and shows how the nett
death figure is obtained.
The nett deaths were 1,594 and the nett death-rate 11.7.
In 1920 it was 10.5.
The following Table, No. 4, shows the death-rate of
Woolwich as compared with certain other districts in 1919,
1920 and 1921.
TABLE No. 4.
| 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 13.8 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
| 96 Great Towns | 13.8 | 12.5 | 12. 3 |
| London | 13.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Greenwich | 13.5 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
| Lewisham | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| West Ham | 13.3 | 12.7 | 9.7 |
| East Ham | 9.7 | 9.6 | 12.2 |
| Erith | 10.7 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| Woolwich | 12-3 | 10.5 | 11.7 |
The following Table, No. 5, shows the death-rate in the
Borough and each registration district since 1917.