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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Marriages.
There were 1262 marriages in the Borough during the year, as
compared with 857 in the previous year.
The marriage rate for 1915 was equal to 11.4 per 1,000 of the
estimated population and has not been exceeded in any year for the
past ten years.
The marriages were celebrated in the following places :—
776 in Churches of England.
116 in other places of worship.
370 in the Superintendent Registrar's Office.
1262 Total (of residents of Deptford).
Condition as to Marriage and Ages in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford At Census 1911.
Ages. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
Under 15 years | 17269 | 17319 | – | – | – | – |
15 and under 20 years | 4775 | 4888 | 10 | 46 | – | – |
20 „ 25 „ | 3787 | 3858 | 641 | 1274 | 2 | 8 |
25 „ 30 „ | 2216 | 2010 | 2485 | 3135 | 17 | 34 |
30 „ 35 „ | 1079 | 1038 | 3296 | 3562 | 50 | 86 |
35 „ 40 „ | 629 | 720 | 3112 | 3132 | 70 | 161 |
40 „ 45 „ | 386 | 535 | 2810 | 2759 | 106 | 217 |
45 „ 50 „ | 314 | 436 | 2372 | 2214 | 138 | 325 |
50 „ 55 „ | 203 | 297 | 1992 | 1800 | 205 | 420 |
55 „ 60 „ | 123 | 202 | 1463 | 1250 | 196 | 468 |
60 „ 65 „ | 81 | 155 | 991 | 849 | 216 | 547 |
65 „ 70 „ | 43 | 136 | 640 | 473 | 213 | 554 |
70 „ 75 „ | 37 | 94 | 368 | 226 | 207 | 480 |
75 „ 80 „ | 17 | 56 | 115 | 93 | 116 | 338 |
80 „ 85 „ | 11 | 3 2 | 53 | 32 | 90 | 157 |
85 „ 90 „ | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 60 |
90 „ 95 „ | 1 | 5 | – | – | 7 | 12 |
95 „ 100 „ | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
100 years and upwards | – | – | – | – | ||
All ages | 30972 | 31788 | 20360 | 20853 | 1655 | 3868 |
62760 | 41213 | 5523 |