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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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GENERAL STATISTICS
Area of Borough: 8,282 statute acres.
Number of dwellings: 45,151
Number of Persons per acre: 17.9
Total Rateable Value: £2,883,069
(including Government property)
Product of Id. rate: £11,764
VITAL STATISTICS
Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparative
figures for 1961 are shown below:-
TABLE NO. 1
| 1961 | 1962 | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated mid-year Home Population | 146,850 | 148,140 |
| Live Births - Legitimate | 2,026 | 2,101 |
| Illegitimate | 130 | 147 |
| Total Live Births | 2,156 | 2,248 |
| Birth Rate | 14.7 | 15.1 |
| Stillbirths | 35 | 32 |
| Stillbirths - Rate per 1,000 total births | 16.2 | 14.2 |
| Total Deaths | 1,616 | 1,580 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population | 11.0 | 10.7 |
| Maternal Deaths | 1 | 1 |
| Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total births | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Deaths of Infants under one year | 38 | 44 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year | 17.6 | 19.5 |
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate | 13.0 | 13.3 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) | 19 | 10 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 322 | 305 |
BIRTHS
The number of live births registered in Woolwich during 1962
was 2,921. After correction for inward and outward transfers,
the net number of Woolwich live births was 2,248, being 92 more
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