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Deptford 1913

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Thus we have about 8-7 miles of main sewers of large bore in the
Borough, all radiating towards the Deptford Pumping Station except
the last mentioned, but all pass on to the Crossness Pumping Station,
and from this point the sewage passes into the Thames.

Open Spaces.

Situation.Size.Maintained by
1. Deptford ParkEvelyn Street22 acresL.C.C.
2. Ravensbourne Recreation GroundBrookmill Roadl¼ acresBorough Council.
3. Hillv Fields (On South-East Boundary of Borough)Brockley45½ acresL.C.C.
4. Telegraph Hill Recreation GroundTelegraph Hill9¾ acresL.C.C.
5. Railways and ad-joining land_234 acres
6. Millwall Football Ground-5½ acres
7. Canals-8 acres
8. St. Paul's Churchyard-2.2 acres
9. Reservoir-1 acre

Births.
Number of births 3106
Average number of births for previous 10
years 3164
Average birth-rate for previous 10 years 27.6
Birth-rate of Deptford per 1,000 28.0
England and Wales 23.9
96 Great Towns 25.1
145 Smaller Towns 23.9
London 24.8
The total number of births registered in the Borough in 1913
was 3,106, as compared with 2,896 in 1912. Of these, 1,622 were
boys and 1,484 were girls.
The birth-rate for the Borough was equivalent to an annual rate of
28'0 per 1,000 of the population, as compared with 26'5 for 1912,
27'4 for 1911, and 247 for 1910.
The birth-rate for London was 24'8 per 1,000, compared with 24'7
for 1912, 25'0 for 1911, and 23'9 for 1910.