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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 4.
| Age Groups (Age last Birthday). | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | Increase or Decrease. | Percentage Increase or Decrease. | |
| 0—4 | 13,021 | 10,391 | 5,301 | 5,090 | -2,630 | -20.20 |
| 6—9 | 12,508 | 12,181 | 6,180 | 6,001 | -327 | -2.61 |
| 10—14 | 12,960 | 12,164 | 6,130 | 6,034 | -796 | -6.14 |
| 15—19 | 13,551 | 13,528 | 7,606 | 5,922 | -23 | -.17 |
| 20—24 | 12,343 | 13,300 | 7,011 | 6,289 | +957 | +7.75 |
| 25—29 | 11,571 | 12,555 | 6,172 | 6,383 | +984 | +8.50 |
| 30—34 | 10,403 | 11,485 | 5,556 | 5,929 | +1,082 | +10.40 |
| 35—39 | 10,065 | 10,740 | 5,009 | 5,731 | +675 | +6.71 |
| 40—44 | 9,814 | 9,649 | 4,587 | 5,062 | -165 | -1.68 |
| 45—49 | 9,274 | 8,995 | 4,349 | 4,646 | -279 | -3.01 |
| 50—54 | 7,745 | 8,543 | 4,187 | 4,356 | +798 | +10.30 |
| 65—59 | 5,806 | 7,505 | 3,761 | 3,744 | +1,699 | +29.26 |
| 60—64 | 4,262 | 6,032 | 2,995 | 3,037 | +1,770 | +41.53 |
| 65—74 | 5,077 | 7,239 | 3,315 | 3,924 | +2,162 | +42.58 |
| 75—95 | 1,989 | 2,574 | 1,032 | 1,542 | +585 | +29.41 |
| 140,389 | 146,881 | 73,191 | 73,690 | +6,492 | +4.62 | |
| Sub-Groups (included in above). | ||||||
| 0-1 | 3,133 | 2,084 | 1,070 | 1,014 | -1,049 | -33.48 |
| 1—2 | 3,194 | 2,066 | 1,029 | 1,037 | -1,128 | -35.32 |
| 2—3 | 2,145 | 2,074 | 1,076 | 998 | -71 | -3.31 |
| 3—4 | 2,171 | 2,069 | 1,065 | 1,004 | -102 | -4.70 |
| 4—5 | 2,378 | 2,098 | 1,061 | 1,037 | -280 | -11.77 |
It will be noted from the Table that the distribution of the different age groups
indicates that the population of Woolwich is an older population than it was in 1921,
and this observation is borne out by the fact that in that year the average age of
males was 29.6 years, and females 30.4 years, whereas in 1931 it was 31.5 and 32.9
respectively.