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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
Lewisham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Boroughs. | Estimated Population Mid-year, 1925. | Death Rate. | Birth Rate. | Infant Mortality. Rate per 1000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of London | 4,602,000 | 11.4 | 17.1 | 64 |
| Paddington | 147,100 | 12.3 | 15.4 | 84 |
| Kensington | 179,400 | 12.4 | 15.1 | 61 |
| Hammersmith | 134,500 | 11.3 | 16.3 | 67 |
| Fulham | 163,700 | 10.7 | 16.3 | 65 |
| Chelsea | 61,800 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 65 |
| City of Westminster | 139,600 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 62 |
| St. Marylebone | 106,100 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 82 |
| Hampstead | 88,040 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 58 |
| St. Pancras | 215,900 | 12.2 | 16.8 | 76 |
| Islington | 339,200 | 12.0 | 18.5 | 67 |
| Stoke Newington | 53,190 | 11.0 | 15.6 | 49 |
| Hackney | 228,300 | 10.6 | 17.3 | 60 |
| Holborn | 43,315 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 90 |
| Finsbury | 77,560 | 12.8 | 20.6 | 67 |
| City of London | 13,340 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 66 |
| Shoreditch | 107,300 | 11.9 | 23.3 | 66 |
| Bethnal Green | 119,800 | 11.6 | 20.9 | 72 |
| Stepney | 255,370 | 11.7 | 19.7 | 65 |
| Poplar | 168,500 | 11.3 | 21.7 | 70 |
| Southwark | 189,000 | 12.7 | 20.2 | 70 |
| Bermondsey | 123 000 | 11.9 | 20.8 | 56 |
| Lambeth | 311,100 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 54 |
| Battersea | 172,100 | 11.2 | 17.3 | 61 |
| Wandsworth | 340,900 | 10.4 | 14.3 | 64 |
| Camberwell | 275,400 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 64 |
| Deptford | 115,900 | 11.1 | 18.2 | 56 |
| Greenwich | 102,936 | 10.9 | 17.8 | 63 |
| Woolwich | 140,740 | 10.1 | 16.9 | 42 |
*1920 Population.