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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 1926

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: Comparative table of infantile deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis Table VI.RATE PER 1000 BIRTHS.

Comparative table of infantile deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis Table VI.RATE PER 1000 BIRTHS.

Diarrhoea and Enteritis under two years.Total deaths under one year.
England and Wales8.770
105 Great Towns11.873
158 Smaller Towns6.667
County of London11.864
Deptford9.056

Table: Table VII.TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BIRl'HS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1926

Table VII.TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BIRl'HS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1926

Births2108
Deaths1302
Excess of Births over Deaths806

Table: Table VIII.INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.

Table VIII.INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.

Year.Deaths under 1 year.Infantile Mortality Rate.
191625888
1917239102
191820597
191920785
192025979
192123488
192219574
192314359
192418076
192513763
Average for 10 years20681
192611956

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Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis 2
Deaths of women in, or in consequence of childbirth 8