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Deptford 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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Deaths. In order to express the number of deaths as a death-rate applicable to the Borough, it is necessary to make allowance in respect of death; of persons occurring within, but belonging outside the Borough, and conversely, for those who died while temporarily living outside Deptford

Total deaths registered in the Borough491
Deduct deaths of "non-residents"83
408
Add deaths of "residents" outside Borough731
Nett deaths applicable1,139

This is equivalent to a death-rate of 11.7 per 1,000 persons.

Seasonal Mortality.

Quarter ended.No.1936 Rate per 1,000 of population.No.1937 Rate per 1,000 of population.
March37815.335414.7
June27811.230112.5
September2168.71978.2
December33013.428711.9

The trend of the death-rate in recent years is shown by the following table:—

Year.No.Rate per 1,000 of the population.
Average for 10 years,
1915-1924156014.113.613.9
1925139912.112.211.7
1926130211.311.611.4
1927131211.512.311.9
1928135412.011.711.6
1929148113.313.413.8
1930125011.311.411.4
1931128412.012.312.4
1932129012.212.012.3
1933124712.112.312.2
1934132713.111.811.9
1935110611.111.711.4
1936120212.212.112.5
1937113911.712.412.3
Year.No.Rate per 1,000 of the population.
Average for 10 years,
1915-1924156014.113.613.9
1925139912.112.211.7
1926130211.311.611.4
1927131211.512.311.9
1928135412.011.711.6
1929148113.313.413.8
1930125011.311.411.4
1931128412.012.312.4
1932129012.212.012.3
1933124712.112.312.2
1934132713.111.811.9
1935110611.111.711.4
1936120212.212.112.5
1937113911.712.412.3