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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 1923

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: Table III.

Table III.

Ward.Deaths.Death Kate per 1,000.
Males.Females.Children under 1 year.Total.
East Ward1601274628713.2
North Ward1261253025110.3
North-West Ward114106222208.9
South Ward6184914510.9
South-East Ward108691717713.2
South-West Ward102901919211.0

Table: The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1923 and the previous year is as follows:—Table IV.

The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1923 and the previous year is as follows:—

Table IV.

19221923
Under 1 year12.4 per cent.11.2 per cent.
1 to 2 years6.72.8 "
2 to 5 „6.12.8 "
5 to 15 „4.44.0 "
15 to 25 „4.64.2 "
25 to 45 „11.912.1 "
45 to 65 „24.227.9 "
65 years and upwards29.735.0 "

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Infantile Mortality.
Infant Deaths. Infantile Mortality Rate.
143 59
143 Infants died before attaining the age of one year, i.e., 59 per
1,000 of the births registered. Of this number 8 were illegitimate,
representing an illegitimate infant mortality rate of 140 per 1,000.

Table: The mortality amongst infants in the various wards is shown in the following table:— Table V.

The mortality amongst infants in the various wards is shown in the following table:—

Table V.

Ward.Births RegisteredDeaths under 1 year of age.Infantile mortality per 1000 Births.
East5554683
North4963060
North-West4642247
South426921
South-East2341773
South-West2531975