Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Vital and Mortality Statistics for 1920.
1920. | 1919. | |
---|---|---|
Area | 1,563 acres | 1,563 acres |
Population— | ||
Census 1901 | 110,398 | 110,398 |
Census 1911 | 109,496 | 109,496 |
Estimated to middle of 1920 | 115,636 | 111,205 |
Number of inhabited houses | 16,855 | 16,855 |
Average number of persons per house | 6.9 | 6.5 |
Density | 74 per acre | 71 jper acre |
Length of Public Streets | ||
Rateable Value | £644,159 | £621,248 |
1d. Rate produces (approximately) | £2,504 | £2,490 |
Cost of administration of Public Health Department | £2,984 | £2,617 |
Marriages | 1,045 | 1,004 |
Marriage Rate | 9.0 | 8.7 |
Births | 3,276 | 2,426 |
Birth Rate | 28.3 | 20.5 |
Birth Rate, average for the previous 10 years | 24.7 | 25.4 |
Deaths | 1,408 | 1,469 |
Death Rate | 12.2 | 13.0 |
Death Rate, average for the previous 10 years | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Infantile Mortality | 79 per 1,000 | 85 per 1,000 |
births | births | |
Infantile Mortality, average for | 107 per 1,000 | 109 per 1,000 |
the previous 10 years | births | births |
Zymotic Death Rate | 0.8 | 0.7 |