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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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Table: Table III.

Table III.

Ward.Males.Deaths.Total.Death Hate per 1,000.
Females.Children under 1 year
East Ward1791414732015.6
NorthWard1571373929411.9
North-West Ward127115252429.8
South Ward7081315111.2
South-East- Ward12671919714.6
South-West Ward97981419511.1

Table: The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1925 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 1925 and the previous year is as follows :—

Table IV.

19241925
Under 1 year13.1 per cent.9.8 per cent.
1 to 2 years4.42.9
2 to 5 „3.43.9
5 to 15 „3.13.5
15 to 25 ,,4.14.1
25 to 45 „12.810.0
45 to 65 ,,24.028.0
65 years and upwards35.137.8

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Infantile Mortality.
Infant Deaths Infantile Mortality Rate.
137 63
137 Infants died before attaining the age of one year, i.e., 63 per
1,000 of the births registered. Of this number 6 were illegitimate,
representing an illegitimate infant mortality rate of 98 per 1,000.

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

The mortality amongst infants in the various wards is shown in the Fnllnwinc table!—

Table V.

Ward.Births RegisteredDeaths under 1 year of age.Infantile mortality per 1000 Births.
East ...5484786
North...4833981
North-West ...3862565
South...290310
South-East......240938
South-West ...2281461