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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Social Conditions. The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich
comprises the three Civil Parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead
and Eltham, and covers an area of 8,282 statute acres. The
River Thames covers approximately 645 acres. The Borough
is divided into the two Parliamentary Divisions of East
Woolwich and West Woolwich, and is further subdivided
into fourteen Wards. Much of the Borough is unbuilt on
and the number of persons per acre varies from 11 in Eltham
to 31 in Woolwich—the general average of the Borough
being 18.
The following scheme indicates the various divisions of the Borough for special purposes:—
| Civil Parishes. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Wards. | Registration Districts to 1928. | Present Registration Districts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumstead (Wards 1-7) | East Woolwich (Wards 1-6) | (1) Abbey Wood | East Plumstead (Wards 1-3) | Plumstead (Wards 1-5) |
| (2) St. Nicholas | ||||
| (3) Central | ||||
| (4) Glyndon | West Plumstead (Wards 4-7) | |||
| (5) St. Margarets | ||||
| (6) Burrage | Woolwich (Wards 6-11) | |||
| West Woolwich (Wards 7-14) | (7) Herbert | |||
| Woolwich (Wards 8-11) | (8) Dockyard | Woolwich (Wards 8-11) | ||
| (9) St. Marys | ||||
| (10) River | ||||
| (11) St. Georges | ||||
| Eltham (Wards 12-14) | (12) Avery Hill | Eltham (Wards 12-14) | Eltham (Wards 12-14) | |
| (13) Sherard | ||||
| .(14) Well Hall |