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Deptford 1903
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1903
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DEATHS.
The number of Deaths registered during- the year was 1,740
(males 896, females 844), of these 13 were registered in
the South-Eastern Metropolitan Asylum Board's Hospital
(exclusive of deaths of non-parishioners which numbered 108)
and 436 in Public Institutions beyond the district. There were
546 belonging to the North District, 435 to the South District,
and 759 to the Central District.
The following-table gives the number of deaths that occurred in each Ward, and the death-rate in each Ward:—
| Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. | |
|---|---|---|
| East Ward | 340 | 15.1 |
| North Ward | 328 | 13.4 |
| North-West Ward | 217 | 9.0 |
| South Ward | 117 | 9.4 |
| South-East Ward | 145 | 11.9 |
| South-West Ward | 144 | 9.9 |
The death-rate is calculated on the census population of 1901.
Deaths in outlying Public Institutions will be found in Table 2,
which gives a list of the institutions in which the deaths
occurred.
The total death-rate was equal to an annual rate of 15.4 per
1,000 persons living. The death-rate for England and Wales
was 15.4 and for the 76 great towns 16.3, whilst the death-rate
for the Metropolis as a whole was 15.2.
MORTALITY AT GROUP OF AGES
The 1,740 deaths recorded during the year included 710
children under five years of age. The deaths of 473 children
occurred under one year; 237 deaths were registered between
one and five years; 62 between five and fifteen ; 72 between the
ages of 15 and 25 ; 544 of persons over 25 and under 65 ; and
352 of persons aged upwards of 65 years.