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 12
Year | Population | Death rate * | % dying under age 45 | % dying under age 65 | Birth rate * | Premature birth rate ‡ | Maternal death rate † | Stillbirth rate † | Neonatal death rate ** | One month to one year death rate (12.(10) ** | Infant mortality rate ** | Reproductive wastage rate (9)+(12) | Pulmonary tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (all forms) | |
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Notif. rate* | Death rate* | % notif. rate under 15 | |||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
1901 | 127,495 | 13.0 | - | 74.1 | 25.9 | -_ | 3.9 | - | - | - | 128 | - | - | 0.93 | - |
1902 | 132,432 | 13.7 | - | 74.1 | 26.3 | - | 4.3 | - | - | -_ | 122 | -_ | -_ | 1.06 | - |
1903 | 136,405 | 11.1 | - | 71.7 | 26.1 | - | 2.5 | - | - | -_ | 92 | - | - | 0.78 | - |
1904 | 140,401 | 120 | - | 69.9 | 25.6 | - | 3.6 | - | _ | _ | 122 | - | -_ | 0.84 | - |
1905 | 144,420 | 11.7 | - | 67.2 | 25.2 | - | 2.8 | - | 30 | 63 | 93 | - | -_ | 0.87 | - |
1906 | 148,463 | 120 | - | 71.6 | 23.2 | - | 2.0 | - | 30 | 83 | 113 | - | - | 0.80 | - |
1907 | 152,532 | 11.5 | - | 67.1 | 23.7 | - | 2.5 | - | 34 | 56 | 90 | - | - | 0.90 | - |
1908 | 156,627 | 110 | - | 68.1 | 22.8 | - | 1.4 | - | 30 | 57 | 87 | - | - | 085 | - |
1909 | 160,749 | 10.4 | - | 62.8 | 21 .9 | - | 2.0 | - | 35 | 40 | 75 | - | - | 0.78 | - |
1910 | 164,899 | 9.7 | - | 64.9 | 20.7 | - | 2.6 | - | 29 | 50 | 79 | - | - | 0.55 | - |
1911 | 161,677 | 11.4 | 46.2 | 68.0 | 21.2 | -_ | 2.3 | -_ | 31 | 73 | 104 | - | - | 0.64 | - |
1912 | 165,249 | 10.5 | 39.5 | 63.1 | 20.3 | - | 2.8 | - | 30 | 39 | 69 | - | 2.1 | 0.68 | 110 |
1913 | 168,822 | 10 7 | 42.6 | 65.3 | 20.3 | - | 2.6 | - | 28 | 48 | 76 | -_ | 1.8 | 0.73 | 25.2 |
1914 | 169,211 | 10.9 | 39 6 | 61 .7 | 19.5 | - | 3.3 | - | 27 | 46 | 73 | -_ | 1.4 | 0.77 | 17.8 |
1915 | 164,438 | 12.9 | 36.3 | 60.8 | 19.3 | - | 4.0 | - | 30 | 49 | 79 | -_ | 1.5 | 0.90 | 26.4 |
1916 | - | 11.9 | - | - | 18.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | -_ | - | 1.02 | - |
1917 | - | 11.8 | - | - | 14.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | - | - | 1.12 | - |
1918 | - | 13.2 | - | - | 13.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | -_ | - | 1.06 | - |
1919 | 174,750 | 114 | 34.9 | 59.1 | 16.6 | - | 3.1 | - | 28 | 32 | 60 | - | 1.8 | 0.86 | 22.2 |
1920 | 174,698 | 10.8 | 38.2 | 59.5 | 22.8 | - | 3.8 | - | 32 | 30 | 62 | - | 1.6 | 0.73 | 21.8 |
1921 | 175,800 | 10.5 | 33 8 | 57.6 | 19.5 | - | 2.6 | - | 23 | 31 | 54 | - | 1.3 | 0.81 | 18.4 |
1922 | 176,600 | 11.1 | 30.9 | 56.8 | 18.1 | - | 2.5 | - | 26 | 28 | 54 | _- | 1.5 | 074 | 15 7 |
1923 | 182,400 | 10.1 | 31 .2 | 56.3 | 18.0 | - | 3.6 | - | 20 | 23 | 43 | - | 1.5 | 0.76 | 16.9 |
1924 | 184,900 | 10.5 | 29.5 | 55.6 | 16.4 | - | 3.6 | - | 23 | 24 | 47 | - | 1.5 | 0.68 | 21.6 |
1925 | 185,600 | 10.3 | 29.6 | 55.6 | 15.6 | - | 16 | - | 23 | 32 | 55 | _- | 1.3 | 0.63 | 15.4 |
1926 | 187,800 | 10.0 | 29.0 | 54.2 | 15.4 | - | 2.1 | - | 18 | 22 | 40 | - | 1.6 | 0.71 | 16.9 |
1927 | 188,600 | 11.0 | 27.6 | 53.3 | 15.1 | - | 2.1 | - | 35 | 21 | 46 | - | 1.6 | 0.92 | 12.3 |
1928 | 199,300 | 100 | 29.0 | 54 4 | 15.2 | - | 2.3 | - | 22 | 30 | 52 | - | 1.7 | 0.77 | 15.1 |
1929 | 207,900 | 11.5 | 26 7 | 52.5 | 15.7 | - | 5.3 | - | - | 44 | - | 1.4 | 0.74 | 13.3 | |
1930 | 207,900 | 9.7 | 27.9 | 53.1 | 15.1 | - | 0.9 | 37 | - | — | 42 | 79 | 1.5 | 0.76 | 12.3 |