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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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The following table shows the birth-rates in Deptford, London and England and Wales since 1898, viz.
| Year. | Deptford. | London. | England and Wales. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 31.4 | 29.7 | 29.3 | ||
| 1899 | 30.7 | 29.7 | 29.1 | ||
| 1900 | 30.2 | 29.1 | 28.7 | ||
| 1901 | 30.7 | 29.0 | 28.5 | ||
| 1902 | 29.7 | 28.5 | 28.6 | ||
| 1903 | 30.8 | 28.4 | 28.4 | ||
| 1904 | 28.7 | 27.8 | 27.9 | ||
| 1905 | 28.7 | 27.1 | 2802 | ||
| 1906 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 27.0 | ||
| 1907 | 28.5 | 25.8 | 26.3 | ||
| Average for past ten years | 29.7 | 28.1 | 28.2 | ||
| 1908 | 26.2 | 25.2 | 26.5 | ||
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS.
The illegitimate births, which number 56, occurred in the
several Wards, as follows:—
East Ward 17
North Ward 5
North-West Ward 25
South Ward 1
South-East Ward 6
South-West Ward 2
Total 56
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages registered during the year was 606,
as compared with 742 during the previous year.
There were 519 in Churches of England, and
87 in Chapels and Roman Catholic Churches.
606
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:—
B 2