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Deptford 1909

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICSFOR 1909.

SUMMARY OF VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICSFOR 1909.

19091908
Area1,563 acres1,563 acres
Population—Census 1901110,398110,398
Estimated to middle of 1909118,583117,539
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1901)15,82315,823
Average number of persons per house (Census 1901)77
Density75 per acre75 per acre
Length of Public Streets53 miles approx.53 miles approx.
Rateable Value£635,214£635,414
Marriages698606
Marriage Rate5.85.1
Births3,0933,084
Birth Rate26.826.2
Birth Rate, average for the last 10 years29.229.7
Deaths1,6111,643
Death Rate13.513.9
Death Rate, average for the last 10 years15.515.7
Infantile Mortality103 per 1,000 births123 per 1,000 births
Infantile Mortality, average for the last 10 years142 per 1,000 births149 per 1,000 births
Zymotic Death Rate1.631.37