Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Summary of Vital and Mortality Statistics
1926. | 1925. | |
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Area | 1,564 acres | 1,564 acres |
Population— | ||
Census 1911 | 109,496 | 109,496 |
Census 1921 | 112,534 | 112,534 |
Estimated to middle of year | 115,700 | 115,900 |
*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 | ||
Rateable Value | £674,434 | £647,507 |
1d. Rate produces (approximately) | £2,741 | £2,632 |
Cost of administration of Public Health Department | £4,310 | £4,242 |
Marriages | 842 | 936 |
Marriage Rate | 7.3 | 8.1 |
Births | 2,108 | 2,175 |
Birth Rate | 18.2 | 18.8 |
Birth Rate, average for the last 10 years | 22.1 | 22.9 |
Deaths | 1,302 | 1,399 |
Death Rate | 11.3 | 12.1 |
Death Rate, average for the last 10 years | 13.5 | 14.1 |
Infantile Mortality (total) | 56 per 1,000 births | 63 per 1,000 births |
Infantile Mortality of illegitimate babies | 130 per 1,000 births | 98 per 1,000 births |
Infantile Mortality, average for the last 10 years | 81 per 1,000 births | 88 per 1,000 births |
Zymotic Death Rate | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 31 | 31 |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 5 | 17 |
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years of age) | 19 | 12 |
*Structurally separate dwellings occupied by private families, i.e., houses
and self contained flats.