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Deptford 1943

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

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DEPT 28
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1943
Public Health Department,
Central Clinic,
Amersham Road,
S. E. 14.
November, 1944.
To The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
The following abridged Report indicates that the health
standards were reasonably satisfactorily maintained in the fifth
year of the war.

Table: GENERAL DATA

GENERAL DATA

Area of Borough1,564 acres
DeptfordComparative figures for London.
Birth rate (per 1,000 living)20·115·8
Still births (per 1,000 total births)16-
Death rate (per 1,000 living)16 .415·0
Infantile Mortality rate (deaths under1 year per 1,000 live births)3358
Live births registered(Legitimate1,082
(Illegitimate59
Total1,141
Still births registered(Legitimate17
(Illegitimate2
Total19
Infant deaths (under 1 year)(Legitimate36
(Illegitimate2
Total38

Table: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Typhoid feverlcase-deaths
Cerebro-spinel fever3cases1,,
Scarlet fever286,,-,,
Whooping cough161,,2,,
Diphtheria92,,5,,
Erysipelas20,,-,,
Smallpox-,,-,,
Measles461,,2,,
Pneumonia157,,50,,
Puerperal fever4,,4,,
Puerperal pyrexia7,,
Paratyphoid fever11,,

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