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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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The chief Vital Statistics for 1932, for the Wards of the Borough, are given
in the following Table:—
TABLE No. 11.
| Wards. | Population. | Births | Deaths under 1 | Deaths at all A ges | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate. | Number | Rate. | Number | Rate | ||
| Dockyard | 7,032 | 115 | 16.4 | 13 | 113 | 79 | 11.2 |
| St. Mary's | 6,210 | 112 | 18.0 | 7 | 62 | 83 | 13.4 |
| River | 11,842 | 181 | 15.3 | 15 | 83 | 166 | 14.0 |
| St. George's | 8,426 | 144 | 17.1 | 7 | 49 | 85 | 10.1 |
| Burrage | 8,046 | 110 | 13.7 | 8 | 73 | 108 | 13.4 |
| Herbert | 8,429 | 128 | 15.2 | 5 | 39 | 87 | 10.3 |
| Glyndon | 8,694 | 138 | 15.9 | 10 | 72 | 137 | 15.8 |
| St. Margaret's | 12,487 | 175 | 14.0 | 9 | 51 | 139 | 11.1 |
| Central | 7,915 | 94 | 11.9 | 4 | 43 | 108 | 13.6 |
| St. Nicholas | 13,825 | 184 | 13.3 | 12 | 65 | 172 | 12.4 |
| Abbey Wood | 10,804 | 117 | 10.8 | 6 | 51 | 113 | 10.5 |
| Well Hall | 13,085 | 136 | 10.5 | 9 | 66 | 119 | 9.1 |
| Avery Hill | 12,255 | 159 | 13.0 | 7 | 44 | 120 | 9.8 |
| Sherard | 17,850 | 261 | 14.6 | 11 | 42 | 119 | 6.7 |
If the rates in St. Mary's, River and St. George's Wards and in Woolwich
parish are compared with those of previous years it must be borne in mind that for
the first time since 1914 these rates are calculated on the total population and not on
the civilian population.
Births.
During the year 2,265 births were registered in the Borough, 1,179 being males
and 1,086 females. Corrected by outward (212 males and 180 females) and inward
(98 males and 83 females) transfers, these numbers become 2,054, 1,065 and 989
respectively.
The birth rate was 14.0 compared with 15.1 in 1931, and 15.5 in 1930.