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Deptford 1902
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1902
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MARRIAGES.
The number of Marriages registered in the Borough of
Deptford during the year 1902 was 713. The Marriages for
the past seven years were—
1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902
588 687 709 735 666 746 713
DEATHS.
The number of Deaths registered during the year was 1,826
(males 948, females 878), of these 502 were registered in
Public Institutions beyond the district. There were 537
belonging to the North District, 537 to the South District, and
752 to the Central District. The death-rate was equal to an
annual rate of 16.3, whilst the death-rate for the Metropolis
as a whole was 17.2, and for England and Wales 16.3.
Table No. 1. DEATH RATES PER 1,000 PER ANNUM—1894--1902.
| 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Deptford | 17.1 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 16.3 |
| London | 17.8 | 19.8 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 17.2 |
MORTALITY AT GROUP OF AGES.
The 1,826 deaths recorded during the year included 672
children under five years of age. The deaths of 459 children
occurred under one year; 213 deaths were registered between
one and five years; 80 between five and fifteen; 73 between the
ages of 15 and 25; 565 of persons over 25 and under 65; and
436 of persons aged upwards of 65 years.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Infantile mortality, that is to say, the proportion of deaths
of infants under one year to every 1,000 children born was 138,
as compared with 150 for the previous year, and 139 for the
County of London, and in seventy-six of the largest provincial
towns 146.