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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
Deptford 1908
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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Table No. 6. Shewing the number of Births and Deaths in the Wards during the 13 "monthly" periods ending January 2nd, 1909.
| WARDS. | Jan. 25. | Feb. 22. | Mar. 21. | Apr. 18. | May 16. | June 13. | July 11. | Aug. 8. | Sept. 5. | Oct. 3. | Oct. 31. | Nov. 28. | Jan. 2. | Totals. | Annual Rate per l,000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ward. | |||||||||||||||
| No. of Births | 58 | 64 | 47 | 48 | 61 | 55 | 65 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 48 | 43 | 50 | 711 | 31·6 |
| Rate per 1000 | 33·5 | 37·0 | 27·2 | 27·7 | 35·3 | 31·3 | 37·6 | 31·2 | 32·4 | 35·8 | 27·7 | 24·8 | 23·5 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths | 34 | 41 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 47 | 30 | 26 | 45 | 37 | 447 | 19·9 |
| Rate per 1000 No. of Deaths | 19·6 | 23·7 | 18·5 | 21·9 | 23·0 | 15·5 | 13·8 | 15·5 | 27·2 | 17·3 | 15·0 | 26·0 | 21·4 | .. | .. |
| under 1 year | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 121 | 170 |
| North Ward. | |||||||||||||||
| No. of Births | 75 | 58 | 60 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 63 | 783 | 31·4 |
| Rate per 1000 | 39·0 | 30·1 | 31·2 | 36·9 | 34·8 | 30·7 | 33·8 | 33·8 | 27·5 | 27·0 | 22·9 | 26·5 | 26·7 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths | 35 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 356 | 14·2 |
| Rate per 1000 | 18·0 | 20·8 | 17·7 | 14·0 | 9·4 | 10·9 | 11·8 | 11·4 | 14·5 | 20·3 | 10·9 | 10·9 | 11·3 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths under 1 year | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 86 | 109 |
| North West Ward. | • | ||||||||||||||
| No. of Births | 58 | 66 | 67 | 60 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 49 | 51 | 61 | 63 | 53 | 59 | 773 | 32·1 |
| Rate per 1000 | 31·3 | 35·6 | 36·2 | 32·4 | 31·3 | 35·1 | 34·0 | 26·5 | 27·5 | 32·9 | 34·0 | 28·9 | 26·0 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths | 39 | 40 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 328 | 13·6 |
| Kate per 1000 | 21·0 | 21·6 | 10·8 | 11·8 | 16·7 | 11·8 | 9·1 | 14·0 | 8·6 | 16·2 | 10·8 | 12·4 | 12·9 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths under 1 year | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 93 | 120 |
| South Ward. | |||||||||||||||
| No. of Births | 15 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 168 | 13·5 |
| Rate per 1000 | 15·7 | 16·8 | 7·4 | 14·7 | 11·5 | 15·7 | 13·6 | 10·5 | 13·6 | 15·7 | 13·6 | 9·4 | 13·5 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths | 16 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 150 | 12·1 |
| Rate per 1000 | 16·8 | 24·1 | 13·6 | 12·6 | 10·5 | 6·3 | 6·3 | 8·4 | 7·3 | 10·5 | 12·6 | 14·7 | 13·6 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths under 1 year | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 95 |
| South East Ward. | |||||||||||||||
| No. of Births | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 285 | 23·4 |
| Rale per 1000 | 23·5 | 23·5 | 24·5 | 26·7 | 20·3 | 22·4 | 23·5 | 21·3 | 21·3 | 22·4 | 25·6 | 26·7 | 17·4 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 178 | 14·6 |
| Rate per 1000 | 25·6 | 19·2 | 14·9 | 10·6 | 11·7 | 17·1 | 7·4 | 12·6 | 7·4 | 13·9 | 9·6 | 18·1 | 17·4 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths under 1 year | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 112 |
| South West Ward. | |||||||||||||||
| No. of Births | 37 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 364 | 25·2 |
| Rate per 1000 | 33·3 | 20·7 | 22·5 | 28·9 | 28·8 | 25·2 | 21·6 | 23·4 | 33·3 | 28·9 | 27·9 | 14·4 | 13·1 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths | 12 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 184 | 12·7 |
| Rate per 1000 | 10·8 | 19·8 | 13·5 | 15·3 | 11·7 | 10·8 | 9·9 | 16·2 | 12·6 | 10·8 | 9·9 | 8·1 | 13·9 | .. | .. |
| No. of Deaths under 1 year | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 90 |