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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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GENERAL STATISTICS
Area of Borough
Number of Dwellings
Number of Persons per acre
Total Rateable Value (including
Government property)
Product of Id. rate
8282 statute acres
41,942
17.7
€2,485,757
£9,957
VITAL STATISTICS
Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparative
figures for 1956, are shown below:-
VITAL STATISTICS
Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparative figures for 1956, are shown below:-
| TABLE No,, 1 | 1957 | 1956 |
|---|---|---|
| Population (Home, i.e. including members | ||
| of H.M., Forces stationed in the district) | 146,200 | 147,500 |
| Live Births - Legitimate | 1.950 | 1,863 |
| Live Births - Illegitimate | 88 | 90 |
| Total Live Births | 2,038 | 1,953 |
| Birth Rate | 13.9 | 13.2 |
| Stillbirths | 37 | 55 |
| Stillbirths - Rate per l,000 total births | 18.2 | 28.1 |
| Total Deaths | 1,504 | 1,524 |
| Death Rate per l,000 population | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| Maternal Deaths | Nil | Nil |
| Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total births | - | - |
| Deaths of Infants under one year | 53 | 37 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year | 18.9 | |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) | 22 | |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 302 | 309 |
| Deaths from Acute Poliomyelitis | Nil | Nil |
BIRTHS
The number of live births registered in Woolwich during 1957
was 2,525. After correction for inward and outward transfers, the
net number of Woolwich live births was 2,038, being 85 more than in
the previous year. Of the total births, 1,059 were boys and 979
girls. It is known that 1,600 births took place in public institutions
in the Borough;, of which 942 concerned Woolwich mothers. The birth
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