Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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General Statistics from 1901
Table 10
yearr | Births | Maternal death rote t | Stillbirth rate t | Neonatal death rate§ | One month to one year death rate§ (8) .(6) | Infant 'mortality rate§ | Reproductive wastage rate (5)+ (8) | Pulmonary tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (all forms) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate* | Notif. rate* | Death rate* | % notif. rate under 15 | |||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) |
1901 | 3320 | 25.9 | 3.9 | _ | _ _ | _ | 128 | — | _ | 0.93 | _ |
1902 | 3491 | 26.3 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | 1.06 | — |
1903 | 3563 | 26.1 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | 0.78 | — |
1904 | 3589 | 25.6 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | 0.84 | — |
1905 | 3633 | 25.2 | 2.8 | — | 30 | 63 | 93 | _ _ | — | 0.87 | — |
1906 | 3446 | 23.2 | 2.0 | — | 30 | 83 | 113 | — | — | 0.80 | — |
1907 | 3622 | 23.7 | 2.5 | — | 34 | 56 | 90 | — | — | 0.90 | _ |
1908 | 3632 | 22.8 | 1.4 | _ | 30 | 57 | 87 | _ _ | — | 0.85 | _ |
1909 | 3507 | 21.9 | 2.0 | _ _ | 35 | 40 | 75 | — | — | 0.78 | _ |
910 | 3412 | 20.7 | 2.6 | — | 29 | 50 | 79 | — | — | 0.55 | — |
1911 | 3421 | 21.2 | 2.3 | _ | 31 | 73 | 104 | — _ | _ | 0.64 | — _ |
1912 | 3512 | 20.3 | 2.8 | — _ | 30 | 39 | 69 | — _ | 2.1 | 0.68 | 11.0 |
1913 | 3502 | 20.3 | 2.6 | — _ | 28 | 48 | 76 | _ | 1.8 | 0.73 | 25.2 |
1914 | 3306 | 19.5 | 3.3 | — _ | 27 | 46 | 73 | — | 1.4 | 0.77 | 17.8 |
1915 | 3267 | 19.3 | 4.0 | — | 30 | 49 | 79 | — | 1.5 | 0.90 | 26.4 |
1916 | 3265 | 18.4 | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — |
1917 | 2686 | 14.9 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — |
1918 | 2362 | 13.8 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | _ | _ |
1919 | 2910 | 16.6 | 3.1 | _ | 28 | 32 | 60 | _ | 1.8 | 0 86 | 22.2 |
1920 | 3984 | 22.8 | 3.8 | — | 32 | 30 | 62 | — | 1.6 | 0.73 | 21.8 |
1921 | 3433 | 19.5 | 2.6 | _ | 23 | 31 | 54 | — | 1.3 | 0.81 | 18.4 |
1922 | 3208 | 18.1 | 2.5 | — | 26 | 28 | 54 | — _ | 1.5 | 0.74 | 15.7 |
1923 | 3297 | 18.0 | 3.6 | — | 20 | 23 | 43 | — | 1.5 | 0.76 | 16.9 |
1924 | 3066 | 16.4 | 3.6 | — | 23 | 24 | 47 | — | 1.5 | 0.68 | 21.6 |
1925 | 2907 | 15.6 | 1.6 | — | 23 | 32 | 55 | — | 1.3 | 0.63 | 15.4 |
1926 | 2885 | 15.4 | 2.1 | — | 18 | 22 | 40 | — | 1.6 | 0.71 | 16.9 |
1927 | 2848 | 15.1 | 2.1 | — | 25 | 21 | 46 | — | 1.6 | 0.92 | 12.3 |
1928 | 3036 | 15.2 | 2.3 | — | 22 | 30 | 52 | — | 1.7 | 0.77 | 15.1 |
1929 | 3261 | 15.7 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 44 | — | 1.4 | 0.74 | 13.3 |
1930 | 3147 | 15.1 | 0.9 | 37 | — | — | 42 | 79 | 1.5 | 0.76 | 12.3 |
1931 | 3115 | 14.1 | 4.9 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 80 | 1.3 | 0.69 | 13.6 |
1932 | 2817 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 86 | 1.2 | 0.59 | 10.7 |
1933 | 2702 | 12.2 | 2.6 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 70 | 1.2 | 0.68 | 9.2 |
1934 | 2715 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 79 | 1.3 | 0.58 | 14.4 |
I935 | 2792 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 1.2 | 0.58 | 12.7 |
1936 | 2932 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 92 | 1.3 | 0.62 | 11.6 |
1937 | 3019 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 39 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 86 | 1.5 | 0.59 | 11.9 |
1938 | 3188 | 13.9 | 2.1 | 26 | — | — | 47 | 73 | 1.1 | 0.61 | 12.4 |
1939 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 34 | _ | — _ | 42 | 76 | 1.1 | 0.64 | 11.6 | |
1940 | 2833 | 14.7 | 1.0 | 24 | — | — | 45 | 69 | 1.1 | 0.67 | 11.1 |
1941 | 2068 | 13.9 | 1.9 | 29 | _ | _ | 34 | 63 | 1.8 | 0.93 | 10.2 |
1942 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 37 | — | — | 37 | 74 | 1.8 | 0.73 | 15.3 | |
1943 | 3151 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 25 | — | — | 42 | 67 | 1.9 | 0.76 | 13.6 |
1944 | 3046 | 18.6 | 1.0 | 22 | — | — | 40 | 62 | 1.9 | 0.79 | 10.8 |
1945 | 3030 | 17.7 | 1.9 | 18 | — | — | 34 | 52 | 1.8 | 0.71 | 13.2 |
1946 | 4491 | 21.7 | 1.1 | 21 | — | — | 33 | 54 | 1.9 | 0.53 | 15.4 |
1947 | 4841 | 21.9 | 1.0 | 21 | — | — | 33 | 54 | 1.6 | 0.55 | 12.4 |
1948 | 4274 | 18.9 | 0.5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 2.0 | 0.48 | 15.7 |
1949 | 3823 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 1.5 | 0.40 | 12.4 |
1950 | 3487 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 40 | 1.6 | 0.29 | 12.6 |
1951 | 3481 | 15 .3 | 0.3 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 1.2 | 0.26 | 14.7 |