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Deptford 1907

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1907

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Table: The following table shows the birth-rates in Deptford, London and England and Wales since 1897, viz.:-

The following table shows the birth-rates in Deptford, London and England and Wales since 1897, viz.:-

Year.Deptford.London.England and Wales.
189731.430.129.6
189831.429.729.3
189930.729.729.1
190030.229.128.7
190130.729.028.5
190229.728.528.6
190330.828.428.4
190428.727.827.9
190528.727.128.2
190628.226.727.0
Average for past ten years30.028.628.5
190728.525.826.3

Table: ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS. The illegitimate births, which numbered 65, occurred in the several Wards as follows:—

ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS. The illegitimate births, which numbered 65, occurred in the several Wards as follows:—

East Ward.North Ward.North-West Ward.South Ward.South-Hast Ward.South-West Ward.
311010653

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MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages registered during the year was 742,
as compared with 855 during the previous year.

Table: The following table shows the number of marriages and the rate per 1,000 in the Borough of Deptford and London during the past ten years:—

The following table shows the number of marriages and the rate per 1,000 in the Borough of Deptford and London during the past ten years:—

YEAR.DEPTFORD.Marriage Rate for London, per 1,000.
Number of Marriages.Marriage Rate per 1,000.
18976876.318.5
18987096.418.8
18997356.518.6
19006665.918.0
19017466.717.6
19027136.317.8
19036295.517.4
19047046.117.0
19056575.416.9
19068557.317.1
Average for past 10 years8006.218.7
19077426.317.0

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