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Deptford 1909
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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Table No. 1.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board).
VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1909 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered 111 the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions ill the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate.* | Under 1 year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate per 1 ,000 Births registered | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||||
| 1899 | 111,788 | 3,442 | 30.7 | 675 | 196 | 1,600 | 14.3 | 260 | 251 | 460 | 1,809 | 16.1 |
| 1900 | 112,236 | 3,396 | 30.2 | 540 | 159 | 1,719 | 15.3 | 230 | 221 | 471 | 1,969 | 17.5 |
| 1901 | 110,398 | 3,395 | 30.7 | 510 | 150 | 1,576 | 14.2 | 188 | 172 | 396 | 1,790 | 16.2 |
| 1902 | 111,577 | 3,315 | 29.7 | 459 | 138 | 1,326 | 11.8 | 162 | 115 | 502 | 1,826 | 16.3 |
| 1903 | 112,455 | 3,465 | 30,8 | 473 | 136 | 1,412 | 12.5 | 121 | 108 | 436 | 1,740 | 15.4 |
| 1904 | 113,634 | 3,265 | 28.7 | 489 | 149 | 1,340 | 117 | — | — | 484 | 1,824 | 16.0 |
| 1905 | 114,512 | 3,290 | 28.7 | 411 | 124 | 1,444 | 9.9 | - | — | 498 | 1,642 | 14.3 |
| 1906 | 115,495 | 3,260 | 282 | 472 | 144 | 1,387 | 120 | 68 | 64 | 531 | 1,854 | 16.0 |
| 1907 | 116,510 | 3,323 | 28.5 | 356 | 107 | 1,336 | 13.1 | 208 | 188 | 497 | 1,641 | 14.0 |
| 1908 | 117,539 | 3,084 | 26.2 | 381 | 123 | 1,251 | 10.6 | 159 | 156 | 548 | 1,643 | 13.9 |
| Averages for years 1899-1908. | 113,614 | 3,323 | 29.2 | 476 | 142 | 1,439 | 12.5 | 139 | 127 | 482 | 1,773 | 15.5 |
*Rates in Columns 4, 8
Area of District in acres
(exclusive of area 1,563.
covered bv water).
and 13 are calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Total population at all ages 110,398
Number of inhabited houses 15,823 At Census of 1901.
Average number of persons per house 7.