[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough] page 6

Deptford 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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VITAL STATISTICS
The following are the principal vital statistics for 1952 together with
comparative figures for London and for the previous year.
The proportions of old or young vary in different areas and the
Registrar General gives Area Comparability factors which take these
variations into account. The factor for births is 0.97 and for deaths 0.98
and the birth rate and death rate should be multiplied by the appropriate
factor when making comparisons with rates in other towns.
The figure for population is the estimated mid-year home population.
The estimated decrease in the population is 130, whereas the number of
births exceed the number of deaths by 411.

Table: The table setting out the causes of deaths will be found in the Appendix Table I. The deaths are classified under the 36 headings based on the Abbreviated List of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, 1948.

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The table setting out the causes of deaths will be found in the Appendix Table I. The deaths are classified under the 36 headings based on the Abbreviated List of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, 1948.

Area of Borough			1,564 acres
Estimated mid-year home population			75,910
	1952		1951
	Deptford	London	Deptford	London
Birth rate (per 1,000 living)	17.4	17.6	16.9	17.8
Still births (ditto)	0.24	0.34	0.17	0.37
Death rate (ditto)	11.9	12.6	12.8	13.1
Infantile mortality rate (deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births)	31.8	23.8	21.8	26.4
			1952	1951
Live births registered	Legitimate	...	1,256	1,233
(adjusted for inward and outward transfers)	Illegitimate	...	64	50
	Total	...	1,320	1,283
Still births registered	Legitimate	...	18	13
	Illegitimate	...	—	—
	Total	...	18	13
Infant deaths	Legitimate	...	40	24
(under 1 year)	Illegitimate	...	2	4
	Total	...	42	28
Total deaths (adjusted for inward and outward transfers)			909	973

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Table: The table setting out the causes of deaths will be found in the Appendix Table I. The deaths are classified under the 36 headings based on the Abbreviated List of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, 1948.