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Illegitimate Births.—The number of illegitimate births registered was 40. There
were 27 inward transfers and 2 outward transfers, making a nett figure of 65, equivalent
to 31 per 1,000 births.
Natural Increase of Papulation.—This term means the excess of births over
deaths. In 1933 it was 223; in 1934, 350; in 1935, 553; in 1936, 368; and in
1937, 465.
Notification of Births.—During the year 2,423 live births were notified. This
is at the rate of 100.4 per cent, of the registered births and compares with 99.4 per
cent, last year. The births were notified as shown in the following Table -

In addition to these, 137 notifications were received from the Medical Officer
of Health, Lewisham; 111 from the Medical Officer of Health, Greenwich, and 68
from other Medical Officers of Health; 618 births were transferred to other areas.
Ninety-nine still-births were notified, 24 of which were transferred to other areas.
It is known that 1,419 Woolwich births took place in institutions, either within or
without the Borough, so that the percentage of institutional midwifery for the
Borough was 66.8.
The following Table No. 68 shows the number of corrected births each year
since 1933, 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.