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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Summary of vital and mortality statistics for 1918.
I | 1919. | 1918. |
---|---|---|
Area | 1,563 acres | 1,563 acres |
Population— | ||
Census 1901 | 110,398 | 110,398 |
Census 1911 | 109,496 | 109,496 |
Estimated to middle of 1919 | 111,205 | 102,036 |
Number of inhabited houses | 16,855 | 16,855 |
Average number of persons per house | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Density | 71 per acre | 65 per acre |
Length of Public Streets | 53 miles approx. | 53 miles approx. |
Rateable Value | £621,248 | £604,686 |
id. Rate produces (approximately) | £2,490 | £2,464 |
Cost of administration of Public Health Department | £2,617 | £1,895 |
Marriages | 1,004 | 907 |
Marriage Rate | 8.7 | 7.9 |
Births | 2,426 | 2,093 |
Birth Rate | 20.5 | 18.3 |
Birth Rate, average for the last 10 years | 25.4 | 26.1 |
Deaths | 1,469 | 1,827 |
Death Rate | 13.0 | 17.9 |
Death Rate, average for the last 10 years | 15.3 | 14.9 |
Infantile Mortality | 85 per 1,000 births | 97 per 1,000 births |
Infantile Mortality, average for the last 10 years | 109 per 1,000 births | 11l per 1,000 births |
Zymotic Death Rate | 0.7 | 1.08 |