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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The chief Vital Statistics for the Borough since 1938 are given
in the following Tables:-
TABLE No. 7
| Year | Population estimated . to middle of each Year | BIRTHS | Nett Deaths of the District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett | Under 1 Year | At all ages | |||||
| No. | Rate | No. | Rate per 1,000 nett Births | No. | Rate | ||
| 1938a | 150,900 | 2,057 | 13.6 | 102 | 50 | 1,576 | 10.4 |
| 1939a | 150,800 | 2,133 | 14.1 | 103 | 49 | 1,592 | 11.1 |
| 1940b | 124,340 | 1,846 | 14.08 | 66 | 36 | 1,854 | 14.9 |
| 1941b | 103,630 | 1,459 | 14.0 | 65 | 42 | 1.627 | 15.7 |
| 1942b | 110,140 | 2,056 | 18.5 | 71 | 54 | 1,410 | 12.8 |
| 1943b | 112,700 | 2,174 | 19.5 | 77 | 35 | 1,558 | 13.8 |
| 1944b | 110,970 | 2,057 | 18.5 | 83 | 40 | 1,611 | 14.5 |
| 1945b | 115,270 | 2,021 | 17.5 | 85 | 41 | 1,478 | 12.8 |
| 1946b | 134,420 | 2,905 | 21.6 | 91 | 31 | 1,531 | 11.4 |
| 1947b | 140,150 | 3,193 | 22.8 | 87 | 27.2 | 1,626 | 11.6 |
| 1948b | 142,800 | 2,527 | 17.7 | 74 | 29.2 | 1,573 | 11.0 |
| 1949b | 144,000 | 2,504 | 17.4 | 72 | 28.7 | 1,572 | 10.9 |
| 1950c | 149,000 | 2,172 | 14.6 | 55 | 24.4 | 1,668 | 11.2 |
| 1951c | 149,800 | 2,273 | 15.1 | 65 | 27.7 | 1,858 | 12.3 |
| 1952c | 151,800 | 2,199 | 14.4 | 47 | 21.4 | 1,667 | 10.9 |
| 1953c | 151,100 | 2,090 | 13.8 | 48 | 22.9 | 1,569 | 10.4 |
| 1954c | 149,700 | 2,055 | 13.5 | 57 | 18.1 | 1,443 | 9.6 |
| 1955c | 148,500 | 1,971 | 13.2 | 39 | 19.7 | 1,537 | 10.3 |
| 1956c | 147,500 | 1,955 | 13.2 | 37 | 18.9 | 1,524 | 10.4 |
| 1957c | 146,200 | 2,058 | 13.9 | 53 | 26.0 | 1,504 | 10.3 |
| 1958c | 144,600 1 | 2,005 | 13.85 | 40 | 20.0 | 1,514 | 10.5 1 |
a - Total population
b - Civil population
c - Home population
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