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Illegitimate Births.
The illegitimate births numbered 69 or 3-7 per cent, of the total
births. These occurred in the several wards as follows
Deptford Park 5 Hatcham 4
Evelyn 5 Pepys 5
St. Paul's 7 St. Catherine's 8
Vale 6 St. Peter's 5
Clifton 8 St. John's 5
Canterbury 6 Town Hall 5
As far as can be ascertained, the occupations of the mothers in these
cases were:-Domestic servants 11; Factory hands 14; Barmaids 5:
Shop assistants 6; Typists, etc., 4. The remaining births occurred outside
the Borough and the information as to occupation is not available.
Under the provisions of the Notification of Births Act, 1907,
intimations have been received from midwives, parents and others
with respect to 1,584 births. Still-births, numbered 28. Midwives
notified 1,144; doctors 355; parents 79; other persons 6.
Marriages.
Marriages. Marriage Rate
922 8.2
The Superintendent Registrar has kindly furnished me with the
particulars. There were 922 marriages in the Borough during 1928 as
compared with 927 in the previous year. The marriage rate was equal
to 8.2 per 1,000 of the population as compared with 8.1 for the
year 1927.
The marriages were solemnised in the following places:—
595 in Churches of England.
85 in other Places of Worship.
242 in the Superintendent Registrar's Office.
922 Total
Deaths.
Deaths. Death Rate.
1,354 12.0
The deaths registered in Deptford numbered 716, equalling a deathrate
of 6.5, as compared with 745 and a death-rate of 6.5 for the
preceding year. Of this number 133 were non-parishioners. The
deaths of Deptford residents occurring outside the Borough in public
institutions were 771, making a total of 1,354 deaths belonging to this
Borough. Of these 730 were males and 624 were females. The death
rate was 12.0, compared with 11.5 in 1927.
The death-rate for England and Wales was 11.7
„ „ for the 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns was 11.6
„ „ for the 156 Smaller Towns was 10.6
„ „ for the County of London was 11.6.