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Deptford 1914
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Mortality from the Principal Epidemic Diseases.
The following diseases are included under this heading:—Small
Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Fevers
(that is to say, Typhus, Enteric and Continued), Diarrhœal Diseases,
and Plague.
DEATHS.
It is satisfactory to your Medical Officer of Health to have to
report that these diseases caused 24 less deaths in the year under
discussion than in the previous year. In 1906 and 1911 the number
of deaths was greater than in any year for the past ten years, being
respectively 318 and 298.
Altogether 184 deaths were registered during 1914.
DEATH RATE.
The death rate from all these diseases, calculated on the estimated
population, was 1.69 per 1000 of the population, compared with
an average of 1.77 for the past ten years. In 1913 the death rate
was 1.87; in 1912, 0.91 ; and in 1911, 272.
In the following table will be seen the number of deaths from these diseases and the epidemic death rate in each Ward:—
| Deaths. | Epidemic Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| East Ward | 62 | 2.93 |
| NorthWard | 52 | 2.18 |
| North-West Ward | 31 | 1.32 |
| South Ward | 7 | 0.58 |
| South-East Ward | 12 | 0.98 |
| South-West Ward | 20 | 1.22 |
| 184 | 1.69 |
The following statement shows the position occupied by Deptford with respect to the Epidemic Diseases in the country and in the neigh bouring Metropolitan boroughs:—
| Epidemic Death-rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1.2 |
| 97 Great Towns | F.5 |
| 145 Smaller Towns | 1.2 |
| Greenwich | 1.4 |
| Camberwell | 1.2 |
| Bermondsey | 2.1 |
| Poplar | 2.1 |
| Lewisham | 0.7 |
| County of London | 1.4 |
| Deptford | 1.69 |
| West Ham | 1.9 |
| Liverpool | 2.6 |
| Manchester | 1.9 |
| Birmingham | 1.9 |
| Leeds | 1.6 |