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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 1913
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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The 625 deaths outside the borough were distributed as follows:-
Asylums 54
Poor Law Institutions:—
Greenwich Union 347
Other than Greenwich 6
Hospitals:—
Guy's 38
Seamen's 12
Miller 27
East London (for children) 11
St- Bartholomew's 3
St- Thomas' 9
London 5
Metropolitan Asylums Board 10
St- John's 15
Evelina 7
Other Hospitals 49
Other places 32
Total 625
The following table gives the number of deaths belonging to each Ward, and the death rates for each Ward.
| Ward. | Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |||
| East Ward | 269 | 224 | 493 | 22.9 | |
| North Ward | 194 | 164 | 358 | 14.8 | |
| North-West Ward | 174 | 158 | 332 | 13.9 | |
| South Ward | 65 | 77 | 142 | 11.5 | |
| South-East Ward | 98 | 93 | 191 | 15.3 | |
| South-West Ward | 103 | 108 | 211 | 12.6 | |
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 Registrar-General's Department.
The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1912 and 1913 is as follows:—
| 1912. | 1913. | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 17.9 per cent. | 20.2 per cent. deaths. |
| 1 to 2 years | 4.6 „ | 5.8 „ „ |
| 2 to 5 „ | 5.3 „ | 5.1 „ „ |
| 5 to 15 „ | 3.9 „ | 3.6 „ „ |
| 15 to 25 „ | 3.9 „ | 4.6 „ „ |
| 25 to 45 „ | 13.8 „ | 12.1 „ „ |
| 45 to 65 „ | 23.0 „ | 19.4 „ „ |
| 65 years and upwards | 27.6 „ | 29.2 „ „ |