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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 1918
[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 |