Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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 Ward | 359 | 338 | 697 | 33·0 | |
North Ward | 413 | 396 | 809 | 34·0 | |
North-West Ward | 403 | 405 | 808 | 34·5 | |
South Ward | 91 | 87 | 178 | 14·7 | |
South-East Ward | 154 | 129 | 283 | 23·0 | |
South-West Ward | 176 | 170 | 346 | 21·0 |
Year. | Estimated population. | Births. | Deaths. | Deaths under one year. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate per 1000. | No. | Rate per 1000. | No. | Mortality per 1000 births. | |||
1904 | 113,634 | 3265 | 28·7 | 1824 | 16·0 | 489 | 149 | |
1905 | 114,512 | 3290 | 28·7 | 1642 | 143 | 411 | 124 | |
1906 | 115,495 | 3260 | 28·2 | 1854 | 16·0 | 472 | 144 | |
1907 | 116,510 | 3323 | 28·5 | 1641 | 14·0 | 356 | 107 | |
1908 | 117,539 | 3084 | 26v2 | 1643 | 13·9 | 381 | 123 | |
1909 | 118,583 | 3093 | 26·8 | 1611 | 13·5 | 321 | 103 | |
1910 | 119,642 | 2959 | 24·7 | 1671 | 13·9 | 366 | 123 | |
1911 | 109,475 | 3001 | 27·4 | 1728 | 15·8 | 428 | 143 | |
1912 | 109,377 | 2896 | 26·5 | 1442 | 13·2 | 258 | 89 | |
1913 | 109,280 | 3106 | 28·0 | 1727 | 15·5 | 350 | 113 | |
Average for 10 years | 114,405 | 3128 | 27·4 | 1678 | 14·6 | 383 | 122 | |
1914 | 109,182 | 3121 | 28·6 | 1598 | 14·6 | 309 | 99 |
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.
The illegitimate births, which number 76, occurred in the several Wards, as follows:—
East Ward | 15 | South Ward | 2 |
North Ward | 13 | South-East Ward | 9 |
North-West Ward | 28 | South-West Ward | 9 |
76 |