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Maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths 5
(a) Puerperal sepsis 1
(b) Other maternal causes 4
Maternal mortality rate per thousand total live and still
births 1.01
Other deaths
Number of deaths from Measles (all ages) —
„ „ „ Whooping-Cough 6
„ ,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 16
„ „ „ Tuberculosis 134
„ „ „ Cancer 407
„ „ „ Heart Diseases 749
Comparative statistics for the year 1947
birth rate (per 1,000
civilian population)
Death rate
(per 1,000
civilian,
population)
Infant
mortality
rate (per 1,000
live births)
Live
births
Still
births
Lewisham
21.9
0.48
11.9
33
England and Wales.
*20.5
*0.50
*12.0
41
London Administrative County
22.7
0.49
12.8
37
*Rates per thousand total population.
General summary of Vital Statistics for the years 1938-1947
Year
Estimated
Population
Births
Deaths
Deaths under
one year
Deaths from
Pulmonary
Tuberculosis
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
1938
229,000
3188
13.9
2403
10.5
151
47
153
0.61
1939
220,300
3135
13.6
2356
10.8
129
42
140
0.63
1940
192,540
2833
14.7
2898
15.8
119
45
129
0.67
1941
148,150
2068
13.9
2128
14.3
54
34
137
0.92
1942
161,800
2732
16.8
1955
12.0
103
37
118
0.73
1943
168,530
3151
18.7
2359
13.9
134
42
128
0.76
1944
163,320
3046
18.6
2416
14.8
123
40
129
0.79
1945
171,280
3030
17.7
2068
12.1
102
34
122
0.71
1946
207,410
4491
21.7
2208
10.6
148
33
110
0.53
1947
221,170
4841
21.9
2452
11.9
161
33
121
0.55