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Woolwich 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The average number of persons per acre was 17.7 (compared with
17.9 in 1951), the 1961 figure being the lowest in the County area
and closely followed by Greenwich with 22.1 persons per acre.
The following Table gives a summary of the population of the
Borough by age and sex. For comparative purposes the number of
persons in 1951 is also shown.
TABLE NO. 10
| 5-14 | 19,227 | 11,853 | 11,197 | 23,050 |
| 15-34 | 41,847 | 17,883 | 17,549 | 35,432 |
| 35-54 | 42,351 | 21,206 | 21,887 | 43,093 |
| 55-59 | 8,607 | 4,552 | 4,846 | 9,398 |
| 60-64 | 7,459 | 3,664 | 4,259 | 7,923 |
| 65 and over | 15,878 | 6,751 | 10,834 | 17,585 |
There were thus 21,844 people of pensionable age (women over
60 and men over 65) at the time of the Census. The total population
of the Borough over the age of 65 (17,605), compared with 15,828 at
the 1951 Census. There were 3,254 women aged 60 and over living alone
in the Borough, and 592 men aged 65 and over also living alone.
There were 23,552 males and 22,108 females under the age of 21
years. The largest single yearly group in this age range related to
those whose age on their last birthday at the time of the Census in
April 1961 was 14 years.
The birthplaces of persons in the Borough on the Census night
are recorded as follows:-
England 134,182; Wales 1,895; Scotland 2,162; Northern
Ireland 696; Irish Republic 2,240; Canada 145; U.S.A. 56;
India 1,026; Other European Countries 1,056; Malta 163;
Australia 96; Gibraltar 68; Jamaica 111; Other Caribbean
Countries 113; Cyprus 90; Pakistan 69; Nigeria 76; South
Africa 124; Other African Countries 81.
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