[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough] page 9

Lewisham 1934

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

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Deaths.
The number of deaths of Lewisham residents registered in 1934
was 2,225, and the corrected death rate was 10.1 per 1,000 persons.
The deaths and death rates recorded in the last ten years are
shown hereunder:-
Year. No. of Deaths. Death Rate.
1925 1,927 10.3
1926 1,890 10.0
1927 2,083 11.0
1928 1,993 10.0
1929 2,409 11.5
1930 2,041 9.7
1931 2,254 10.2
1932 2,263 10.2
1933 2,271 10.2
1934 2,225 10.1
Deaths in Public Institutions.
The deaths occurring in Hospitals and other Public Institutions
in the Borough numbered 1,205, of which 748 were residents, and
359 residents died in Institutions outside the Borough.
Infant Mortalitv.

Table: The number of infants who died before reaching one year of age was 118, equivalent to an infant mortality rate of 43 per 1,000 births. The following table shows the infant mortality for the last ten years, and a comparison with the County of London:—

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The number of infants who died before reaching one year of age was 118, equivalent to an infant mortality rate of 43 per 1,000 births. The following table shows the infant mortality for the last ten years, and a comparison with the County of London:—

Year.	No. of Deaths.	Infant Mortality Rate.
Year.	No. of Deaths.	Lewisham.	County of London.
1925	160	55	67
1926	116	40	64
1927	131	46	59
1928	158	52	67
1929	144	44	70
1930	134	42	59
1931	155	49	65
1932	154	54	66
1933	107	39	59
1934	118	43	67

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Table: The number of infants who died before reaching one year of age was 118, equivalent to an infant mortality rate of 43 per 1,000 births. The following table shows the infant mortality for the last ten years, and a comparison with the County of London:—