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Mertopolitian Borongh of Deptford.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
TOWN HALL
NEW CROSS ROAD,S.E.14.
September Ist, 1920.
To the Right Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors.
LADIES AND GENTELMEN,
In compliance with the order of the Ministry of Health I have
pleasure in submitting the Annual Report for 1919, the ninth since I
have been your Medical Officer of Health, on the vital statistics of the
Borough and the work of your Public Health Department for the 53
weeks ending January 3rd, 1920.
Vital Statistics.
The foundation of vital statistics being the annual estimate of the
population of the Borough, the correctness of such estimate is a matter
of first importance.
The estimated population for the middle of the year 1919 has been
obtained by new methods calculated to yield nearer approximations to
the truth than the formula previously employed. Such methods have
given an estimated civil population of 111,205 and a total population of
115,843.
Births.
It will be noted in the text that the birth rate in the Borough for
year 1919 was 20˙5 per 1000, which is 2 ˙ 2 per 1000 more than that
for the previous year and 2˙2 per 1OOO more than that for the whole of
London.
Deaths.
During the year 1469 deaths were registered in the Borough, being
220 less in number than in the previous year. The death rate was
13˙0 per 1000 compared with 17˙9 per 1000 for the previous year.
Infantile Mortality.
The infantile mortality for the year was the lowest on record and
was in striking contrast with the rates recorded 10 years ago. The
death rate being 85 per 1000 births compared with 97 per 1000 in 1918.