Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Vital and Mortalitn Statistics for 1918.
1918. | 1917. | |
---|---|---|
1,563 acres | 1,563 acres | |
110,398 | 110,398 | |
Census 1911 | 109,496 | 109,496 |
Estimated to middle of 1918 | 102,036 | 103,527 |
Number of inhabited houses | 16,855 | 10,862 |
Average number of persons per house | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Density | 65 per acre | 66 per acre |
Length of Public Streets | 53 miles approx. | 53 milesapprox |
Rateable Value . . | £604,686 | £619,902 |
1d. Rate produces (approximately) | £2,464 | £2,423 |
Cost of administration of Public Health Department | £1,895 | £2,008 |
Marriages | 907 | 821 |
Marriage Rate | 7.9 | 7.1 |
Births | 2,093 | 2,329 |
Birth Rate | 18.3 | 20.1 |
Birth Rate, average for the last 10 years | 261 | 28.0 |
Deaths | 1,827 | 1,663 |
Death Rate | 17.9 | 16.0 |
Death Rate, average for the last 10 years | 14.9 | 14.7 |
Infantile Mortality | 97 per 1,000 births | 102 per 1,000 births |
Infantile Mortality, average for the last 10 years Zymotic Death Rate | 111 per 1,000 births 1.08 | 112 per 1,000 births 1.5 |