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Deptford 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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MARRIAGES.
I am indebted to the Superintendent-Registrar tor Greenwich and
Deptford for the following information:— There were 907 marriages in
the Borough during the year celebrated in the following places:—
646 in Churches of England.
75 in other places of worship.
186 in the Superintendent Registrar's Office.
This gives a marriage rate equal to 7.9 per 1,000 of the estimated
population as against 7.1 in the previous year.
In the following table will be seen the number of births and deaths of children under one year of age which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates:—
| Year. | Estimated population. | Births. | Deaths under ore year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1000. | No. | Mortality per 1000 births. | ||
| 1908 | 117,539 | 3084 | 26.2 | 381 | 123 |
| 1909 | 118,583 | 3093 | 26.8 | 321 | 103 |
| 1910 | 119,642 | 2959 | 24.7 | 366 | 123 |
| 1911 | 109,475 | 3001 | 27.4 | 428 | 143 |
| 1912 | 109,377 | 2896 | 26.5 | 258 | 89 |
| 1913 | 109,280 | 3106 | 28.0 | 350 | 113 |
| 1914 | 109,182 | 3121 | 28.6 | 309 | 99 |
| 1915 | 110,299 | 2955 | 26.8 | 391 | 132 |
| 1916 | 110,299 | 2918 | 26.5 | 258 | 88 |
| 1917 | 115,403 | 2329 | 20.1 | 239 | 102 |
| Average for 10 years | 112,907 | 2946 | 26.1 | 330 | 111 |
| 1918...... | 114,328 | 2093 | 18.3 | 205 | 97 |
DEATHS.
During 1918 the number of deaths registered in the Borough was
1,361, but of these 230 were of persons not belonging to the Borough,
while 696 inhabitants of Deptford died outside the Borough, chiefly in
various public institutions. There were therefore 1,827 deaths of
persons having their usual residence in Deptford, representing a death
rate of 17 9 per 1,000 of the estimated civilian population, as against
16.0 per 1,000 in 1917, and 15.1 per 1,000 in 1916.