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 1970

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

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Table: STILL BIRTHS

STILL BIRTHS

LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
Males311142
Females38644
Totals691786
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still)15.23
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births England and Wales13.0
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births Inner London Area12.1
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births Outer London Area11.9
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births Greater London Area12.0

Table: DEATHS

DEATHS

MalesFemalesTotals
1,7561,7163,472
Death Rate per 1,000 home population10.80*
Death Rate corrected for comparison with other areas11.6
Comparability Factor (supplied by Registrar General)10.7
Death Rate per 1,000 home population England and Wales11.7 *
Death Rate per 1,000 home population Inner London Area11.6 *
Death Rate per 1,000 home population Outer London Area11 1 *
Death Rate per 1,000 home population Greater London Area11.3 *

Table: MATERNAL MORTALITY

MATERNAL MORTALITY

Number of Women dying in consequence of Childbirth3
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births0.53
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births Inner London Area0.25
Maternal Mortality rate per 1,000 total births Outer London Area0.12
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births Greater London Area0.17
* Crude death Rate