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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 1911
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Deaths.
| 1911. | Average for past 10 years. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths | 1,728 | 1,724 |
| Average death-rate for previous 5 years | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Rate per 1,000 Deptford | 15.8 | |
| „ „ England and Wales | 14.6 | |
| ,, ,, 77 Large Towns | 16.4 | |
| ,, ,, 136 Smaller Towns | 14.4 | |
| „ ,, County of London | 15.0 |
The number of deaths registered within the Metropolitan
Borough of Deptford from all causes during 1911 was 1,304,
equal to a death-rate of 11.9 as compared with 1,232 deaths, and
a death-rate of 10.1 during the previous year. Of this number
643 were males and 661 females. The total number of deaths
belonging to Deptford is obtained by deducting the number of
deaths of non-parishioners registered in the Borough, viz.:
161, of which number 154 occurred in the Metropolitan
Asylums Board's South Eastern Hospital, making 1,143
deaths actually belonging to Deptford. To this number we
must add 585 deaths of parishioners which occurred in public
institutions outside the Borough, making a total of 1,728, of
which 892 were males and 836 females, and upon these
figures the statistics are based.
The death-rate for the Borough was equal to an annnal
rate of 15.8 per 1,000 of the population, as compared with 13.9
for 1910, 13.5 for 1909 and 13.9 for 1908, the average for the
past five years being 14.3.
The 585 deaths outside the borough were distributed as
follows:—