Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The chief vital statistics for the Borough since 1922 are given in the following table:—
Table No. 8.
Year. (1) | Population estimated to middle of each Year. (2) | Births | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nett | Under 1 Year. | At all Ages. | |||||
Number. (3) | Rate. (4) | Number. (5) | Rate per 1,000 nett Births. (6) | Number. (7) | Rate. (8) | ||
1922 a | 142,350 | 2,941 | 21.3 | 184 | 63 | 1,603 | 11.6 |
138,254 | |||||||
1923 a | 143,530 | 2,867 | 20.5 | 123 | 43 | 1,387 | 9.9 |
140,000 | |||||||
1924 a | 144,400 | 2,590 | 18.5 | 168 | 65 | 1,543 | 11.0 |
139,980 | |||||||
1925 a | 145,440 | 2,582 | 18.3 | 141 | 55 | 1,519 | 10.8 |
140,740 | |||||||
1926 a | 146,200 | 2,463 | 17.4 | 107 | 43 | 1,450 | 10.2 |
141,900 | |||||||
1927 a | 144,770 | 2,242 | 15.9 | 95 | 42 | 1,491 | 10.6 |
140,770 | |||||||
1928 a | 146,600 | 2,269 | 16.1 | 114 | 50 | 1,554 | 11.0 |
141,100 | |||||||
1929 a | 146,800 | 2,312 | 16.3 | 144 | 62 | 1,780 | 12.6 |
141,600 | |||||||
1930 a | 146,800 | 2,188 | 15.5 | 91 | 42 | 1,547 | 10.9 |
141,600 | |||||||
1931 a | 147,400 | 2,155 | 15.1 | 128 | 59 | 1,654 | 11.6 |
142,600 | |||||||
1932 a | 146,400 | 2,054 | 14.0 | 123 | 60 | 1,635 | 11.1 |
1933 a | 146,200 | 1,857 | 12.7 | 116 | 62 | 1,634 | 11.2 11.3 |
1934 a | 145,520 | 2,000 | 13.7 | 127 | 63 | 1,650 | |
1935 a | 146,400 | 2,053 | 14.0 | 91 | 44 | 1,500 | 10.2 |
1936 a | 146,500 | 2,017 | 13.8 | 121 | 59 | 1,649 | 11.2 |
1937 a | 149,400 | 2,125 | 14.2 | 86 | 40 | 1,660 | 11.1 |
1938 a | 150,900 | 2,057 | 13.6 | 102 | 50 | 1,576 | 10.4 |
1939 a | 150,800 | 2,133 | 14.1 | 103 | 49 | 1,592 | 11.1 |
1940 b | 124,340 | 1,846 | 14.8 | 66 | 36 | 1,854 | 14.9 |
1941 b | 103,630 | 1,459 | 14.0 | 65 | 42 | 1,627 | 15.7 |
1942 b | 110,140 | 2,036 | 18.5 | 71 | 34 | 1,410 | 12.8 |
1943 b | 112,700 | 2,174 | 19.3 | 77 | 35 | 1,558 | 13.8 |
1944 b | 110,970 | 2,037 | 18.3 | 83 | 40 | 1,611 | 14.5 |
1945 b | 115,270 | 2,021 | 17.5 | 83 | 41 | 1,478 | 12.8 |
1946 b | 134,420 | 2,903 | 21.6 | 91 | 31 | 1,531 | 11.4 |
1947 b | 140,150 | 3,193 | 22.8 | 87 | 27.25 | 1,626 | 11.6 |
1948 b | 142,800 | 2,527 | 17.7 | 74 | 29.28 | 1,573 | 11.0 |
1949 b | 144,000 | 2,504 | 17.4 | 72 | 28.75 | 1,572 | 10.9 |
1950 c | 149,000 | 2,172 | 14.6 | 53 | 24.40 | 1,668 | 11.2 |
1951 c | 149,800 | 2,273 | 15.1 | 63 | 27.70 | 1,838 | 12.3 |
1952 c | 151,800 | 2,199 | 14.4 | 47 | 21.40 | 1,667 | 10.9 |
Marriages.
There were 1,327 marriages in the Borough during 1952, of which 825 took
place in churches. The remaining 502 took place at the Woolwich Register Office.
Of the number of marriages which took place in churches in the Borough.
Registrars of Marriages attended on 101 occasions.
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