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Woolwich 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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in the various districts being:-Woolwich, 40 per cent.,
West Plumstead, 30 per cent.; East Plumstead, 31 per
cent., and Eltham 28 per cent. The British Hospital for
Mothers and Babies is situated in Woolwich Parish, and it
will be noticed that the percentage figures are much higher
in this parish. As institutional midwifery is more expensive
than home midwifery, these figures, which are an increase
on those of last year, indicate that there is a growing demand
for this service.
The following Table, No. 7, shows the number of corrected
births each year since 1921, the number of live and still
births notified, the percentage of notified births, and the
birth rate for the same period for Woolwich, London, and
England and Wales.
TABLE No. 7.
| Year. | No. of births. | No. of live births notified. | No. of still births. | Percentage of births notified. | Birth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich. | London. | England and Wales. | |||||
| 1921 | 3197 | 3011 | 91 | 94 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 22.4 |
| 1922 | 2941 | 2884 | 72 | 98 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.6 |
| 1923 | 2867 | 2864 | 93 | 97 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.7 |
| 1924 | 2590 | 2588 | 84 | 97 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.8 |
| 1926 | 2582 | 2612 | 76 | 99 | 18.3 | 180 | 18.3 |
Natural Increase of Population. This term means the
excess of births over deaths. In 1923 it was 1,480 ; in 1924
i t was 1,047, and in 1925 it was 1,063.