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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 1919
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Summary of vital and mortality statistics for 1918.
| I | 1919. | 1918. |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,563 acres | 1,563 acres |
| Population— | ||
| Census 1901 | 110,398 | 110,398 |
| Census 1911 | 109,496 | 109,496 |
| Estimated to middle of 1919 | 111,205 | 102,036 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 16,855 | 16,855 |
| Average number of persons per house | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Density | 71 per acre | 65 per acre |
| Length of Public Streets | 53 miles approx. | 53 miles approx. |
| Rateable Value | £621,248 | £604,686 |
| id. Rate produces (approximately) | £2,490 | £2,464 |
| Cost of administration of Public Health Department | £2,617 | £1,895 |
| Marriages | 1,004 | 907 |
| Marriage Rate | 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Births | 2,426 | 2,093 |
| Birth Rate | 20.5 | 18.3 |
| Birth Rate, average for the last 10 years | 25.4 | 26.1 |
| Deaths | 1,469 | 1,827 |
| Death Rate | 13.0 | 17.9 |
| Death Rate, average for the last 10 years | 15.3 | 14.9 |
| Infantile Mortality | 85 per 1,000 births | 97 per 1,000 births |
| Infantile Mortality, average for the last 10 years | 109 per 1,000 births | 11l per 1,000 births |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.7 | 1.08 |