[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich] page 14

Woolwich 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Natural Increase of Population.—This term means the excess of births over
deaths. In 1928 it was 715, in 1929, 532, in 1930, 641, and in 1931, 501.
Notification of Births.—During the year 2,303 live births were notified. This
is at the rate of 98'7 per cent, of the registered births and compares with 98'0 per
cent, last year. The births were notified as shown in the following Table :—

Table: TABLE No. 6.

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TABLE No. 6.

Midwives	817
British Hospital for Mothers and Babies	663
Military Families' Hospital	200
St. Nicholas Hospital	184
War Memorial Hospital	144
Medical Practitioners	118
Parents	72
Eltham Cottage Hospital	36
Midwives' Homes	18
Other Persons	51

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In addition to these, 44 notifications were received from the Medical Officer
of Health, Greenwich, 63 from the Medical Officer of Health, Lewisham, and 35
from other Medical Officers of Health. 84 still.births were notified. It is known
that 1,047 Woolwich births took place in institutions either within or without the
Borough, so that the percentage of institutional midwifery for the Borough as a
whole was 48.58.

Table: The following Table, No. 7, shows the number of corrected births each year since 1926; the number of live and still.births notified; the percentage of notified births, and the birth rates for the same period for Woolwich, London, and England and Wales:—TABLE No. 7.

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The following Table, No. 7, shows the number of corrected births each year since 1926; the number of live and still.births notified; the percentage of notified births, and the birth rates 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.
Year.	No.of Births.	No. of Live Births Notified.	No. of Still Births.	Percentage of Births Notified.	Woolwich.	London.	England and Wales.
1926	2463	2442	68	95	17.4	171	17.8
1927	2242	2366	62	100	15.9	16.1	16.7
1928	2269	2336	80	98	16.1	15.9	16.7
1929	2312	2300	92	96	16.3	15.7	16.3
1930	2188	2272	74	98	15.5	16.3	15.7
1931	2155	2303	84	99	15.1	15.0	15.8

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Table: TABLE No. 6.

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Table: The following Table, No. 7, shows the number of corrected births each year since 1926; the number of live and still.births notified; the percentage of notified births, and the birth rates for the same period for Woolwich, London, and England and Wales:—TABLE No. 7.