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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Dital and Mortalitg Statistics.
| 1928. | 1927. | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564 acres | 1,564 acres |
| Population— | 109,490 | |
| Census 1911 | 109,496 | |
| Census 1921 | 112,534 | 112,534 |
| Estimated to middle of year | 112,400 | 113,800 |
| *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 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Density | 73 per acre | 73 per acre |
| Length of Public Streets | 53 miles up fir ox. | 53 miles approx. |
| Rateable Value | £677,057 | £676,258 |
| Id. Rate produces (approximately) | £2,776 | £2,762 |
| Cost of administration of Public Health Department | £4,776 | £4,426 |
| Marriages | 922 | 927 |
| Marriage Rate | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Births | 1,827 | 1,908 |
| Birth Rate | 163 | 16.8 |
| Birth Rate, average for the last 10 years | 20.9 | 21.2 |
| Deaths | 1,354 | 1,312 |
| Death Rate | 12.0 | 11.5 |
| Death Rate, average for the last 10 years | 12.7 | 13.2 |
| Infantile Mortality (total) | 76 per 1,000 births | 58 per 1,000 births |
| Infantile Mortality of illegitimate babies | 130per 1,000 births | 154 per 1,000 births |
| Infantile Mortality, average for the last 10 years | 73 per 1,000 births | 78per 1,000 births |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0 7 | 0-3 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 30 | |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 15 | 11 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years of age) | 20 | ! 8 |
*Structurally separate dwellings occupied by private families, i.e., houses
and self contained flats,