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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Vital and Mortality Statistics for 1920.
| 1920. | 1919. | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,563 acres | 1,563 acres |
| Population— | ||
| Census 1901 | 110,398 | 110,398 |
| Census 1911 | 109,496 | 109,496 |
| Estimated to middle of 1920 | 115,636 | 111,205 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 16,855 | 16,855 |
| Average number of persons per house | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| Density | 74 per acre | 71 jper acre |
| Length of Public Streets | ||
| Rateable Value | £644,159 | £621,248 |
| 1d. Rate produces (approximately) | £2,504 | £2,490 |
| Cost of administration of Public Health Department | £2,984 | £2,617 |
| Marriages | 1,045 | 1,004 |
| Marriage Rate | 9.0 | 8.7 |
| Births | 3,276 | 2,426 |
| Birth Rate | 28.3 | 20.5 |
| Birth Rate, average for the previous 10 years | 24.7 | 25.4 |
| Deaths | 1,408 | 1,469 |
| Death Rate | 12.2 | 13.0 |
| Death Rate, average for the previous 10 years | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Infantile Mortality | 79 per 1,000 | 85 per 1,000 |
| births | births | |
| Infantile Mortality, average for | 107 per 1,000 | 109 per 1,000 |
| the previous 10 years | births | births |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.8 | 0.7 |