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General are based on the adjusted 1921 census figures, after
allowance has been made for the varying rate of natural
increase, as evidenced by the births and deaths, and for
migration as indicated from other sources. As Woolwich is
one of the few London Boroughs where land is available for
extensive building operations, and as houses are being erected
in an increasing number each year, it is difficult to understand
why this decrease is shown. A variation in the military
elements of our population may have some effect. I estimate
the civilian population of the Borough to be 141,088, but, in
view of the necessity for presenting comparable statistics
from year to year, the Registrar General's figures have been
taken for the purposes of this report. In estimating the
population of the various districts, due allowance has been
made for the natural increase, for additional houses, and for
such evidence as is available in the Housing Department as
to movement from other parts of the Borough to Eltham. As
a result, compared with 1923, an increase is shown in the
population of Eltham and a slight decrease in the populations
of the other three registration districts. The estimated figures
are as follows :—

The above figures have been used throughout the report
for calculating the rates in the Borough and in the various
registration districts.