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

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Deptford 1914

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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The subjoined table gives the number of births for each W together with the birth-rate:—

Ward.Births.Birth Rate per 1,000.
Males.Females.Total.
East Ward35933869733·0
North Ward41339680934·0
North-West Ward40340580834·5
South Ward918717814·7
South-East Ward15412928323·0
South-West Ward17617034621·0

In the following table will be seen the number of births, deaths, and deaths of children under one year of age, which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates:—

Year.Estimated population.Births.Deaths.Deaths under one year.
No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Mortality per 1000 births.
1904113,634326528·7182416·0489149
1905114,512329028·71642143411124
1906115,495326028·2185416·0472144
1907116,510332328·5164114·0356107
1908117,539308426v2164313·9381123
1909118,583309326·8161113·5321103
1910119,642295924·7167113·9366123
1911109,475300127·4172815·8428143
1912109,377289626·5144213·225889
1913109,280310628·0172715·5350113
Average for 10 years114,405312827·4167814·6383122
1914109,182312128·6159814·630999

It will be observed that the birth-rate for the year is higher than
that for the previous year.
The birth-rate is still very high in the old parts of the borough,
particularly the East and North Wards.

Illegitimate Births.

The illegitimate births, which number 76, occurred in the several Wards, as follows:—

East Ward15South Ward2
North Ward13South-East Ward9
North-West Ward28South-West Ward9
76