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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Deptford 1921

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: The following table shows the number of births, birth-rates, the deaths of children under one year of age, and the infantile mortality for the past ten years:—

The following table shows the number of births, birth-rates, the deaths of children under one year of age, and the infantile mortality for the past ten years:—

Year.Estimated population.Births.Deaths under one year.
No.Rate per 1000.No.Mortality per 1000 births.
1911109,475300127.4428143
1912...... 1913109,377 109,2802896 310626.5 28.0258 35089 113
1914109,182312128.630999
1915110,299295526.8391132
1916110,299391826.525888
1917115,403232920.1239102
1918114,328209318.320597
1919115,843242620.520785
1920115,772327628.325979
Average for 10 years111,926281225.1290103
1921113,500266723.523488

Table: Illegitimate Births. The illegitimate births numbered 68 or 2.5 per cent. of the total births. These occurred in the several wards as follows:—

Illegitimate Births. The illegitimate births numbered 68 or 2.5 per cent. of the total births. These occurred in the several wards as follows:—

East20South7
North18South-East5
North-West12South-West6

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Marriages.
Marriages.
884
Marriage Kate
7.8
There were 884 marriages in the Borough during 1921, as compared
with 1,045 in the previous year. The marriage rate was equal to 7.8
per 1,000 of the population as compared with 9.0 for the year 1920.
The marriages were celebrated in the following places:—
575 in Churches of England.
98 in other places of worship.
211 in the Superintendent Registrar's Office.
884 Total