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Deptford 1908

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICSFOR 1908.

SUMMARY OF VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICSFOR 1908.

19081907
Area1,563 acres1,563acres
Population-
Census 1901110,398110,398
Estimated to middle of 1908117,539116,510
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1901)15,82315,823
Average number of persons per house (Census 1901)77
Density75 per acre71per acre
Length of Public Streets50 miles approx.miles 52 approx.
Rateable Value£635,414£641,341
Marriages606742
Marriage Rate5.16.3
Births3,0843,323
Birth Rate26.228.5
Birth Rate, average for the last 10 years28.530.0
Deaths1,6431,641
Death Rate13.914.0
Death Rate, average for the last 10 years15.715.8
Infantile Mortality123 per 1,000 births107 per 1,000 births
Infantile Mortality, average for the last 10 years149 per 1,000 births157 per 1,000 births
Zymotic Death Rate1.371.32