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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 1911
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Births.
Number of births 3001
Average number of births for previous
10 years 3245
Average birth-rate for previous 10 years 28.3
Birth-rate of Deptford per 1,000 27.4
England and Wales 24.4
77 Great Towns 25.6
136 Smaller Towns 23.4
London 25.0
The total number of births registered in the Borough in
1911 was 3,001, as compared with 2,959 in 1910. Of these
1,521 were boys and 1,480 were girls.
The birth-rate for the Borough was equivalent to an annual
rate of 27.4 per 1,000 of the population, as compared with 24.7
for 1910, 26.8 for 1909 and 26.2 for 1908.
The birth-rate for London was 25.0 per 1,000, compared
with 23.9 per 1,000 for 1910, 24.2 for 1909, and 25.2 for 1908.
The subjoined table gives the number of births for each Ward, together with the birth-rate :—
| Ward. | Births. | Birth Rate per 1,000. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| East Ward | 359 | 367 | 726 | 32.6 |
| North Ward | 380 | 368 | 748 | 30.2 |
| North-West Ward | 356 | 369 | 725 | 30.4 |
| South Ward | 89 | 88 | 177 | 14.4 |
| South-East Ward | 169 | 111 | 280 | 23.2 |
| South-West Ward | 168 | 177 | 345 | 24.1 |