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Parish. Estimated Population.
Woolwich 32,545
West Plumstead 41,544
East Plumstead 35,450
Eltham 28,715
138,254
The above figures have been used throughout the report
for calculating the rates in the Borough and the various
registration districts.
Census, 1921. At the end of 1922, and at the beginning
of 1923, three volumes dealing with the Census figures of
London were published by His Majesty's Stationery Office.
I have abstracted from these volumes certain statistical
information relating to Woolwich, and for comparative
purposes have set out in many instances the corresponding
figures for 1911. The population of Woolwich has increased
during the decennium by 15 67 per cent.
The following Table, No. 1, shows the number of persons
and the sex groups in the various wards in 1911, and the
corresponding numbers in 1921, the increase or decrease,
the acreage, and the number of persons per acre in 1921:—