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Deptford 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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8
Acres.
1563
Estimated Civil Population.
115,636
The total population for Deptford has been estimated by the
Registrar-General as 115,772. The civil population has been estimated
as 115,636.
For the purpose of this Report the total population (115,772) has
been used in calculating the Birth and Marriage Rate as it includes all
the elements of the population contributing to these rates. It consists
therefore of all the non-civilians enlisted from this district whether
serving at home or abroad. For the Death Rate the estimate of the
civil population (115,636) has been adopted as it excludes all the men
who have joined the services from this Borough.
The estimated civil population for each of the various wards was as follows:—
| East | 22,373 | South | 12,824 |
| North | 25,206 | South-East | 13,011 |
| North-West | 24,797 | South-West | 17,425 |
As the Borough has an area of 1,563 acres, the density of the
population on this estimate is 74 per acre approximately.
The following table shows the total number of dwelling houses and the number inhabited and uninhabited in 1901, 1911, and 1920 respectively:—
| Year. | HOUSES. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabited. | Uninhabited. | Total. | |
| 1901 | 15,823 | 516 | 16,339 |
| 1911 | 16,102 | 491 | 16,593 |
| 1920 | 16,855 | 43 | 16,898 |
Taking the number of inhabited houses in 1920 to be 16,855 as set
forth in the above table, and calculating the population to be 115,636,
then the average number of persons per house would be 6.9,