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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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GENERAL STATISTICS
Area of Borough 8282 statute acres
Number of Dwellings 42,327
Number of Persons per acre 17.46
Total Rateable Value (including
Government property) £2,485,271
Product of Id. rate £9,828
VITAL STATISTICS
Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparative
figures for 1957, are shown below:-
Table No 1
| 1958 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population(Home, i.e. including members of H.M. Forces stationed in the district) | 144,600 | 146.200 |
| Live Births - Legitimate | 1,923 | 1,950 |
| Live Births - Illegitimate | 80 | 88 |
| Total Live Births | 2,003 | 2,038 |
| Birth Rate | 15.85 | 13.9 |
| Stillbirths | 32 | 37 |
| Stillbirths - Rate per 1,000 total births | 16.0 | 18.2 |
| Total Deaths | 1,504 | |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| Maternal Deaths | 1 | Nil |
| Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total births | - | - |
| Deaths of Infants under one year | 40 | 53 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year | 20 | 26 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all rorms) | 20 | 22 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 309 | 302 |
| Deaths from Acute Poliomyelitis | Nil | Nil |
| BIRTHS |
The number of live births registered in Woolwich during 1958 was 2,579. After correction for inward and outward transfers, the
net number of Woolwich live births was 2,003, being 35 less than in
the previous year. Of the total births, 1,018 were boys and 987
girls It is known that 1,620 births took place in public
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