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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
Lambeth 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, AND CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN TOE YEAR 1952. Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns
| England and Wales | 160 C. Bs. and Great Towns including London | 160 Smaller Towns Resident Population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census | London Admini-strative County | Lambeth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Rates per 1,000 population | |||||
| Live Births | 15.3 | 16. 9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 15.75 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.29 |
| 22.61 | 24.6** | 23.0** | 19.2** | 18.14** | |
| DEATHS: | |||||
| All causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 12.27 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.65 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0. 09 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.28 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 27.6# | 31.2 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 25.37 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.55 |
*A dash (-) signifies that there were no deaths.
**Rates per 1,000 total live and still births.
#Per 1,000 related births.