London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1925
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Nummary of Vital and Mortality Statistics.
| Area | 1925. | 1924. |
|---|---|---|
| 1,564 acres | 1,564 acres | |
| Population— | ||
| Census 1911 | 109,496 | 109,496 |
| Census 1921 | 112,534 | 112,534 |
| Estimated to middle of year | 115,900 | 115,200 |
| *Number of inhabited dwellings (Census 1921) | 18,122 | 18,122 |
| Number of families or separate occupiers (1921) | 28,007 | 28,007 |
| Average number of persons per dwelling | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Density | 74 per acre | 74 per acre |
| Length of Public Streets | 53 miles | |
| Rateable Value | £647,507 | £647,431 |
| 1d. Rate produces (approximately) | £2,632 | £2,624 |
| Cost of administration of Public Health Department | £4,242 | £4,246 |
| Marriages | 936 | 848 |
| Marriage Rate | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| Births | 2,175 | 2,376 |
| Birth Rate | 188 | 20.6 |
| Birth Rate, average for the last 10 years | 22.9 | 23.7 |
| Deaths | 1,399 | 1,379 |
| Death Rate | 12.1 | 12.0 |
| Death Rate, average for the last 10 years _____ | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Infantile Mortality (total) | 63 per 1,000 births | 7 6 per 1,000 births |
| Infantile Mortality of illegiti-mate babies | 98 per 1,000 births | 172 per 1,000 births |
| Infantile Mortality, average for the last 10 years | 88 per 1,000 births | 90 per 1,000 births |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 31 | 34 |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 17 | 15 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years of age) | 12 | 16 |
| *Structurally separate dwellings occupied by private families, i.e., houses and self contained flats. | ||