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As far as can be ascertained, the occupations of the mothers in these
cases were:—Domestic servants 9; Factory hands 13; Barmaids 4:
Shop assistants 7; Typists, etc., 3. The remaining births occurred outside
the Borough and the information as to occupation is not available.
Under the provisions of the Notification of Births Act, 1907,
intimations have been received from medical men, parents and others
with respect to 1,917 births. Omitting still births, which numbered
38, this gives a percentage of births notified to those registered of 89.
Midwives notified 1,231; doctors 476; parents 196; other persons 14.
Marriages.
Marriages. Marriage Rate
842 7.3
The Superintendent Registrar has kindly furnished me with the
particulars. There were 842 marriages in the Borough during 1926 as
compared with 936 in the previous year. The marriage rate was equal
to 7.3 per 1,000 of the population as compared with 8.1 for the
year 1925.
The marriages were celebrated in the following places:—
568 in Churches of England.
74 in other Places of Worship.
200 in the Superintendent Registrar's Office.
842 Total
Deaths.
Deaths. Death Rate.
1,302 11.3
The deaths registered in Deptford numbered 798 equalling a deathrate
of 6.9, as compared with 818 and a death-rate of 7.1 for the
preceding year. Of this number, 149 were non-parishioners. The
deaths of Deptford residents occurring outside the Borough in public
institutions were 653, making a total of 1,302 deaths belonging to this
Borough. Of these 685 were males and 617 were females. The death
rate was 11.3, compared with 12.1 in 1925.