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Marriages.
There were 1,248 marriages (1,160 in 1932). The marriage rate was 17.70,
as compared with 15.79, 17.7, 14.1 and 15.3 in the four preceding years.
Deaths.
The total deaths registered in the Borough was 1,380. This figure includes
172 non-residents who died in the district, but does not include 426 residents who
died outside the Borough. When allowance is made for inward and outward
transfers the nett figure of 1,634 is obtained. The death-rate for the year was 11.2,
compared with 11.1 in 1932 and 11.6 in 1931.
Only in three Metropolitan Areas, namely, Lewisham 10.2, City of London
10.9, and Hampstead 11.0 was a lower death rate recorded.
In 1933 the death-rate for England and Wales was 12.3, for London, 12.2,
and the mean death-rate for 118 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including
London) was 12.2.
The seasonal mortality in the four quarters of the year was as follows:—First
Quarter, 15.0; Second Quarter, 9.0; Third Quarter, 8.7; Fourth Quarter,
111.
Deaths in Public Institutions.—In tabular form is shown below the number of
deaths of Woolwich residents which took place in various institutions during the
year.

The percentage of institutional deaths to total deaths was therefore 56.91.
The following Tables are self-explanatory.