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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Table No. 1.
| Population. Registrar-General's Estimate of | 124,340 |
| Live Births—Legitimate | 1,781 |
| Live Births—Illegitimate | 65 |
| 1,846 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 population | 14.8 |
| Still-births | 55 |
| Still-births—Rate per 1,000 total births | 28.9 |
| Deaths | 1,854 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population | 14.9 |
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | |
| — | |
| 1 | |
| Death rate from puerperal causes per 1,000 total births | 0.53 |
| Deaths of infants under one year of age | 66 |
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |
| 36 | |
| 33 | |
| (c) Illegitimate infants | 111 |
Notification of Births. After correction by inward and outward transfers
the total number of Woolwich live births notified was 1,881. Of this number it
is known that 930 took place in institutions.
Deaths. The total number of deaths of Woolwich residents from all causes
was 1,854. The classification by age under causes of death is shown in the following
Table No. 2.