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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 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: STILL BIRTHS

STILL BIRTHS

LegitimateIllegitimateTotal
Males531467
Females331245
Total8626112
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. live and stil1)25.94
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population0. 50
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births, England and Wales22.5
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population England and Wales0. 37

Table: DEATHS

DEATHS

MaleFemal eTotal
124011192359
Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population ......10.51
Death Rate corrected for comparison with other £li°681s ••• ••• ••• ••• •••10. 83
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General1.03
Death Rate per 1,000 Home population County of London ... ... ... ... ... ...11.2
Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population England and Wales ... ... ... ... ... ...11.5
Corresponding Rate for the Borough of Lambeth for the year 1956 ... ... ............11.10

Table: MATERNAL MORTALITY

MATERNAL MORTALITY

Number of Women dying in consequence of childbirthNil
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total BirthsNil