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Deptford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1946
Public Health Department,
Central Clinic,
Amersham Road,
S. E. 14.
August, 1947.
To The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
The following Report briefly indicates that the health
standards were reasonably satisfactorily maintained during the year
1946.
GENERAL DATA
| Area of Borough | 1,564 acres | |
| Estimated Civilian Population | 69,480 | |
| Deptford | Comparative figures for London | |
| Birth rate (per 1,000 living) | 26.0 | 21.5 |
| Stillbirths (per 1,000 living) | 0.37 | 0.54 |
| Death rate (ler 1,000 living) | ____ 13.1 | 12.7 |
| Infantile Mortality rate (deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births) | 38 | 41 |
| Deptford | ||
| Live births registered (adjusted for inward and outward transfers)Legitimate | Legitimate | 1,695 |
| Illegitimate | 108 | |
| Total | 1,803 | |
| Still births registered | Legitimate | 24 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | |
| Infant Deaths (under 1 year) | Legitimate | 63 |
| Illegitimate | 5 | |
| Total | 68 | |
| Total deaths (adjusted for inward and outward transfers) | 913 | |