London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Deptford 1912

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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26
Asylums 43
Poor Law Institutions :—
Greenwich Union 335
Other than Greenwich 4
Hospitals :—
Guy's 40
Seamen's 21
Miller 12
East London (for children) 9
St. Bartholomew's 3
St. Thomas' 17
London 3
Metropolitan Asylums Board 8
St. John's 8
Evelina 9
Other Hospitals 37
Other places 30
The following table gives the number of deaths which
occurred in each Ward, and the death rates for each Ward.
Ward.
Deaths.
Death
Rate per
1,000.
Males.
Females.
Total.
East Ward
192
171
363
17·2
North Ward
156
179
335
14·1
North West Ward
152
119
271
11·6
South Ward
61
66
127
10·5
South East Ward
106
73
179
14·5
South West Ward
74
93
167
10·1
Deaths of residents occurring in outlying public institutions
are allocated to their respective Wards according to the
addresses of the deceased as received from the RegistrarGeneral's
Department.
The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears
to the total number of deaths during 1911 and 1912 is as
follows:—