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 1940 are given in the following Table : -
TABLE NO. 8
Year | Population estimated to middle of each Year | BIRTHS | Net deaths of | the District | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net | Under 1 Year | At all ages | |||||
No. | Rate | No. | Rate per 1,000 net Births | No. | Rate | ||
1940b | 124,340 | 1,846 | 14.8 | 66 | 36 | 1,854 | 14.9 |
1941b | 103,630 | 1,459 | 14.0 | 65 | 42 | 1,627 | 15.7 |
1942b | 110,140 | 2,036 | 18.5 | 71 | 34 | 1,410 | 12.8 |
1943b | 112,700 | 2,174 | 19.3 | 77 | 35 | 1,558 | 13.8 |
1944b | 110,970 | 2,037 | 18.3 | 83 | 40 | 1,611 | 14.5 |
1945b | 115,270 | 2,021 | 17.5 | 83 | 41 | 1,478 | 12.8 |
1946b | 134,420 | 2,903 | 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 | 1,572 | 10.9 | |
1950c | 149,000 | 2,172 | 14.6 | 53 | 24.4 | 1,668 | 11.2 |
1951c | 149,800 | 2,273 | 15.1 | 63 | 27.7 | 1,838 | 12.3 |
1952c | 151,800 | 2,199 | 14.4 | 47 | 21.4 | 10.9 | |
1953c | 151,000 | 2,090 | 13.8 | 48 | 22.9 | 1,569 | 10.4 |
1954c | 149,700 | 2,035 | 13.5 | 37 | 18.1 | 1,443 | 9.6 |
1955c | 148,500 | 1,971 | 13.2 | 39 | 19.7 | 1,537 | 10.3 |
1956c | 147,500 | 1,953 | 13.2 | 37 | 1,524 | 10.4 | |
1957c | 146,200 | 2,038 | 13.9 | 53 | 1,504 | 10.3 | |
1958c | 144,600 | 2,003 | 13.8 | 40 | 20.0 | 1,514 | 10.5 |
1959c | 144,800 | 1,972 | 13.6 | 41 | 20.8 | 1,542 | 10.6 |
145,470 | 2,179 | 14.9 | 37 | 16.9 | 1,424 | 9.8 |
b - Civil population
c - Home population
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