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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 gives the number of deaths belonging to each Ward, and the respective death rates. Deaths of residents occurring outside the Borough are allocated to their respective Wards:—

The following table gives the number of deaths belonging to each Ward, and the respective death rates. Deaths of residents occurring outside the Borough are allocated to their respective Wards:—

Ward.Deaths.Death Rate per 1,000
Males.Females.Children under 1 year.Total.
East Ward1691678133615.3
North Ward1401465128611.6
North-West Ward130112502429.9
South Ward58721213010.3
South-East Ward100811218114.2
South-West Ward981092820712.1

Table: The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1921 and the previous year is as follows:—

The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1921 and the previous year is as follows:—

1920.1921.
Under 1 year18.4 per cent.16.9 per cent. deaths.
1 to 2 years2.73.1 ,, ,,
2 to 5 „3.53.0 ,, ,,
5 to 15 „4.33.4 ,, ,,
15 to 25 „5.05.4 ,, ,,
25 to 45 „13.211.9 ,, ,,
45 to 65 „24.224.2 ,, ,,
65 years and upwards28.732.1 ,, ,,

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Infantile Mortality.
Infant Deaths.
234
Infantile Mortality.
88
234 Infants died before attaining the age of one year, i.e., 88 per
1,000 of the births registered.
Of the above number, 18 or 7.7 per cent. were illegitimate, the
mortality amongst them being in the proportion of 265 per 1,000.