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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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Births.
| Number of births | 3726 |
| Average number of births for previous 10 years | 2780 |
| Average birth.rate for previous 10 years | 24.7 |
| Birth.rate of Deptford per 1000, for 1920 | 28.3 |
| England and Wales | 25.4 |
| 96 Great Towns | 26.2 |
| 148 Smaller Towns | 24.9 |
| London | 26.5 |
The total number of births registered in the Borough in 1920
was 3276, as compared with 2426 in 1919. Of these, 1701 were
boys and 1575 were girls. This is 496 above the average for the
past 10 years and 850 above the figure for 1919.
The birth.rate for the Borough was equivalent to an annual rate of
28.3 per 1000 of the population, as compared with 20'5 for 1919,
18.3 for 1918, and 20.1 for 1917.
The birth.rate for London was 26.5 per 1000, compared with 18.3
for 1919.
The following table gives the number of births and deaths of children under one year of age which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates:—
| Year. | Estimated population. | Births. | Deaths under one year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1000. | No. | Mortality per 1000 births. | ||
| 1910 | 119,642 | 2959 | 24.7 | 366 | 123 |
| 1911 | 109,475 | 3001 | 27.4 | 428 | 143 |
| 1912 | 109,377 | 2896 | 26.5 | 258 | 89 |
| 1913 | 109,280 | 3106 | 28.0 | 350 | 113 |
| 1914 | 109,182 | 3121 | 28.6 | 309 | 99 |
| 1915 | 110,299 | 2955 | 26.8 | 391 | 132 |
| 1916 | 110,299 | 2918 | 26.5 | 258 | 88 |
| 1917 | 115,403 | 2329 | 20.1 | 239 | 102 |
| 1918 | 114,328 | 2093 | 18.3 | 205 | 97 |
| 1919 | 115,843 | 2426 | 20.5 | 207 | 85 |
| Average for 10 years | 112,313 | 2780 | 24.7 | 301 | 107 |
| 1920 | 115,772 | 3276 | 28.3 | 259 | 79 |