London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Year | Population | Deaths | *Death Rate | Live Births | *Live Birth Rate | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | Infantile Mortality Rate | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 231,000 | 2,725 | 11. 91 | 3, 875 | 15.60 | 111 | 28.6 | 1 | . 25 | ||||
| 1951 | 229,100 | 12. 86 | 3,829 | 15.40 | 96 | 25.07 | 2 | . 51 | |||||
| 1952 | 230,200 | 2, 824 | 12. 27 | 3,626 | 14.49 | 92 | 25.37 | 8 | 2.17 | ||||
| 1953 | 229,000 | 2,408 | 10.62 | 3, 649 | 15. 93 | 93 | 25.49 | 4 | 1. 08 | ||||
| 1954 | 226,200 | 2,298 | 10. 26 | 3,684 | 14 33 | 86 | 23. 34 | 6 | 1. 59 | ||||
| 1955 | 224,200 | 2,385 | 10.74 | 3,597 | 14.12 | 74 | 20. 57 | 4 | 1. 08 | ||||
| 1956 | 223,900 | 2,389 | 11.10 | 3, 915 | 15.74 | 83 | 21.20 | 1 | . 25 | ||||
| 1957 | 224,300 | 2,359 | 10. 83 | 4, 205 | 16.82 | 98 | 23.30 | Nil | Nil | ||||
| 1958 | 223,600 | 2,529 | 11. 65 | 4,444 | 17.12 | 111 | 24. 98 | 1 | .22 | ||||
| 1959 | 223,300 | 2,483 | 11. 38 | 4,685 | 19.09 | 116 | 24. 76 | 1 | . 21 | ||||
* As adjusted by Comparability Factor