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Metropolitan Sorongl) of Brptforii.
Public Health Department,
Deptford Town Hall,
S.E. 14.
10th April, 1934.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Deptford,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my fifth Annual Report upon the
sanitary circumstances, sanitary administration and vital statistics of
the Borough.
The estimated population for statistical purposes is 102,800 and
based upon this figure, the birth and death-rates per 1,000 of the
population were 14.8 and 12.1, compared with 15.9 and 12.2 for the
year 1932. The birth-rate was therefore the lowest on record. The
infantile mortality rate was 54, and the maternal death-rate 5.7—
the latter rate being calculated upon 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Regarding infectious disease the chief increase compared with 1932
was in respect of Scarlet Fever. The cases were in the main of a
mild type, no deaths being recorded. No case of Small-pox was
notified.
The improvement of the sanitary circumstances of the district, and
the securing and maintenance of a satisfactory sanitary environment in
the fullest sense of the word, have been most ably undertaken by the
Sanitary Inspectors, who have again carried through a very large
volume of work.
The closure of parts of houses and the demolition of unfit houses,
whether regarded individually or collectively, received considerable
attention during the year. Two Clearance Areas were "represented"