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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Towns. | Estimated Population middle of 1914. | Births. | Deaths. | The Deaths Registered include | The Deaths Registered include | ||||||||||||
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Deaths from Measles. | Deaths from Scarlet Fever. | Deaths from Whooping-cough | Deaths from Diphtheria. | Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). | Deaths from Violence. | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||||||||
Deaths of Infants under 1 year. | Deaths of Persons aged 65 years and upwards. | Deaths from Enteric Fever. | Deaths from Small-pox. | ||||||||||||||
97 Towns | 17,980,576 | 447,783 | 263,656 | 50,956 | 69,353 | 780 | 2 | 6,226 | 1,620 | 4,551 | 2,939 | 11,684 | 9,758 | 20,591 | 75,963 | 2,123 | |
Londan | 4,518,021 | 109.667 | 64,994 | 11,395 | 18,442 | 147 | - | 1,385 | 316 | 918 | 706 | 3,031 | 2,671 | 6,670 | 29,715 | 55 | |
Croydon | 178,511 | 4,001 | 1,971 | 321 | 755 | 6 | — | 11 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 65 | 72 | 201 | 548 | - | |
Wimbledon | 58,312 | 1,078 | 599 | 78 | 262 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 55 | 157 | - | |
Ealing | 68,306 | 1,197 | 667 | 78 | 273 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 51 | 143 | 3 | |
Action | 62,461 | 1,468 | 687 | 144 | 185 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 41 | 213 | - | |
Willesden | 161,115 | 3,947 | 1,722 | 341 | 501 | 3 | — | 9 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 80 | 45 | 115 | 546 | 2 | |
Hornsey | 87,742 | 1,477 | 775 | 84 | 317 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 174 | - | |
Tottenham | 146,141 | 3.794 | 1,675 | 348 | 458 | 4 | - | 17 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 64 | 43 | 173 | 559 | - | |
Edmonton | 69,294 | 1,934 | 741 | 162 | 183 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 18 | 73 | 248 | - | |
Enfield | 59,755 | 1,301 | 595 | 105 | 178 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 33 | 179 | - | |
West Ham | 294,476 | 8,936 | 4,367 | 948 | 985 | 13 | — | 13 | 13 | 113 | 49 | 235 | 169 | 363 | 1590 | 6 | |
East Ham | 142,905 | 3,411 | 1,466 | 266 | 412 | 4 | — | 16 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 45 | 44 | 114 | 448 | - | |
Leyton | 181,224 | 2,738 | 1,335 | 218 | 429 | 4 | — | 17 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 46 | 47 | 106 | 426 | - | |
Walthamstow | 131,980 | 3,072 | 1,389 | 245 | 384 | 4 | - | 20 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 48 | 126 | 474 | - | |
Ilford | 87,471 | 1,485 | 702 | 91 | 259 | — | — | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 49 | 172 | - | |
Gillingham | 54,641 | 1,266 | 644 | 113 | 193 | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 128 | 16 | |
Hastings | 60,044 | 833 | 814 | 54 | 430 | 1 | — | - | - | 4 | - | 7 | 24 | 49 | 163 | 2 | |
Eastbourne | 54,796 | 830 | 478 | 47 | 209 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 120 | 2 | |
Brighton | 133,186 | 2,346 | 1,771 | 194 | 707 | 1 | — | 15 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 162 | 512 | 1 | |
Portsmouth | 241,748 | 5,714 | 3,051 | 485 | 979 | 30 | — | 39 | 5 | 49 | 78 | 71 | 135 | 261 | 827 | 27 | |
Bournemouth | 83,426 | 1,107 | 865 | 80 | 389 | — | — | 11 | - | 3 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 52 | 182 | 1 | |
Southampton | 122,577 | 2,942 | 1,701 | 265 | 552 | 4 | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 50 | 71 | 144 | 540 | 4 | |
Reading | 89,419 | 1,792 | 1,050 | 161 | 398 | 3 | — | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 47 | 237 | 19 | |
Oxford | 53,980 | 908 | 646 | 62 | 279 | — | — | 5 | - | 8 | 38 | 11 | 28 | 56 | 137 | - | |
Northampton | 90,829 | 1,888 | 1,242 | 165 | 413 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 31 | 64 | 222 | 10 | |
Cambridge | 57,159 | 986 | 711 | 79 | 273 | 2 | — | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 55 | 147 | 2 | |
Southend-on-Sea | 80,234 | 1,454 | 798 | 95 | 277 | 5 | — | - | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 104 | 33 | |
Ipswich | 75,767 | 1,791 | 1,042 | 186 | 358 | 1 | — | 14 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 231 | — | |
Great Yarmouth | 57,058 | 1,319 | 918 | 152 | 348 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 75 | 188 | - | |
Norwich | 123,377 | 2,509 | 1,690 | 278 | 635 | 5 | - | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 74 | 117 | 384 | 3 | |
Swindon | 52,195 | 1,180 | 599 | 88 | 194 | 1 | — | - | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 82 | 1 | |
Exeter | 60,317 | 1,188 | 802 | 101 | 311 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 30 | 70 | 137 | 1 | |
Plymouth | 113,134 | 2,646 | 1,929 | 332 | 641 | 5 | - | 38 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 62 | 49 | 158 | 327 | - | |
Decenport | 84,503 | 2,027 | 938 | 163 | 275 | 12 | - | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 75 | 146 | - | |
Bath | 69,981 | 1,078 | 890 | 63 | 430 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 29 | 65 | 225 | 2 | |
Bristol | 361,573 | 7,777 | 4,820 | 778 | 1,627 | 8 | — | 93 | 21 | 68 | 10 | 124 | 167 | 455 | 1311 | - | |
Gloucester | 50,558 | 1,127 | 701 | 117 | 261 | 2 | — | - | 2 | 7 | 80 | 330 | 26 | 37 | 160 | 17 | |
S'oke-on-Trent | 239,515 | 7,647 | 4,208 | 1,102 | 780 | 17 | — | 84 | 1 | 85 | 18 | 77 | 140 | 255 | 699 | 63 | |
Wolverhampton | 95,615 | 2,585 | 1,484 | 295 | 414 | 2 | — | 11 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 83 | 57 | 123 | 342 | 1 | |
Walsall | 93,543 | 2,695 | 1,368 | 318 | 328 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 58 | 46 | 104 | 250 | 1 | |
West Bromwich | 69,125 | 2,191 | 1,069 | 237 | 286 | 1 | — | 23 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 50 | 71 | 183 | 28 | |
Dudly | 51,668 | 1,503 | 832 | 206 | 203 | 2 | — | 42 | 7 | 16 | 256 | 639 | 18 | 40 | 102 | 19 | |
Birmingham | 860,591 | 23,268 | 12,889 | 2,840 | 3,088 | 13 | - | 311 | 137 | 301 | 12 | 46 | 442 | 556 | 3311 | 439 | |
Smethwick | 74,754 | 1,994 | 999 | 211 | 262 | 1 | - | 26 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 131 | 6 | |
Coventry | 115,489 | 3,133 | 1,378 | 270 | 351 | 2 | — | 23 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 109 | 51 | 82 | 324 | 32 | |
Leicester | 231,152 | 5,075 | 3,211 | 611 | 938 | 5 | - | 102 | 5 | 74 | 8 | 19 | 94 | 213 | 725 | 22 | |
Lincoln | 59, 421 | 1,329 | 737 | 122 | 270 | — | - | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | 69 | 20 | 34 | 98 | 5 | |
Grimsby | 77,554 | 2,118 | 1,132 | 275 | 264 | 4 | - | 50 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 108 | 34 | 76 | 166 | 12 | |
Nottingham | 264,970 | 6,192 | 4,042 | 898 | 1,074 | 5 | - | 145 | 12 | 62 | 12 | 44 | 138 | 268 | 897 | 22 | |
Derby | 125,662 | 3,011 | 1,609 | 278 | 524 | 1 | - | 19 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 77 | 54 | 158 | 436 | - | |
Stockport | 124,326 | 2,716 | 1,726 | 336 | 456 | 6 | - | 24 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 123 | 50 | 99 | 341 | 10 | |
Birkenhead | 135,789 | 3,777 | 2,061 | 452 | 438 | 4 | - | 66 | 6 | 48 | 11 | 32 | 69 | 135 | 490 | 6 | |
Wallasey | 84,767 | 1,815 | 1,058 | 169 | 308 | 1 | - | 19 | 121 | 22 | 109 | 940 | 30 | 75 | 174 | - | |
Liverpool | 763,926 | 23,141 | 14,843 | 3,217 | 2,961 | 43 | - | 521 | 3 | 249 | 8 | 87 | 511 | 994 | 5273 | 355 | |
Bootle | 72,298 | 2,257 | 1,177 | 276 | 244 | 1 | - | 40 | 13 | 42 | 61 | 273 | 54 |