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 the year 1907
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The following table shows the birth-rates in Deptford, London and England and Wales since 1897, viz.:-
Year. | Deptford. | London. | England and Wales. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897 | 31.4 | 30.1 | 29.6 | ||
1898 | 31.4 | 29.7 | 29.3 | ||
1899 | 30.7 | 29.7 | 29.1 | ||
1900 | 30.2 | 29.1 | 28.7 | ||
1901 | 30.7 | 29.0 | 28.5 | ||
1902 | 29.7 | 28.5 | |||
1903 | 30.8 | 28.4 | 28.4 | ||
1904 | 28.7 | 27.8 | 27.9 | ||
1905 | 28.7 | 27.1 | |||
1906 | 26.7 | 27.0 | |||
Average for past ten years | 30.0 | 28.5 | |||
1907 | 28.5 | 25.8 | 26.3 |
East Ward. | North Ward. | North-West Ward. | South Ward. | South-Hast Ward. | South-West Ward. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages registered during the year was 742,
as compared with 855 during the previous year.
The following table shows the number of marriages and the rate per 1,000 in the Borough of Deptford and London during the past ten years:—
YEAR. | DEPTFORD. | Marriage Rate for London, per 1,000. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Marriages. | Marriage Rate per 1,000. | ||||
1897 | 687 | 6.3 | 18.5 | ||
1898 | 709 | 6.4 | |||
1899 | 735 | 6.5 | |||
1900 | 666 | 5.9 | |||
1901 | 746 | 6.7 | 17.6 | ||
1902 | 713 | 6.3 | 17.8 | ||
1903 | 629 | 5.5 | 17.4 | ||
1904 | 704 | 17.0 | |||
1905 | 657 | 5.4 | 16.9 | ||
1906 | 855 | 7.3 | 17.1 | ||
Average for past 10 years | 6.2 | 18.7 | |||
1907 | 742 | 6.3 | 17.0 |
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