London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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General statistics from 1901 Table 10
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notif. rate†† | Death rate†† | % notif. rate under 15 | |||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | |
| 1901 | 127,495 | 13.0 | - | 74.1 | 25.9 | - | 3.9 | - | - | - | 128 | - | - | 93 | - |
| 1902 | 132,432 | 13.7 | - | 74.1 | 26.3 | - | 4.3 | - | - | - | 122 | - | - | 106 | - |
| 1903 | 136,405 | 11.1 | - | 71.7 | 26.1 | - | 2.5 | - | - | - | 92 | - | - | 78 | - |
| 1904 | 140,401 | 12.0 | — | 69.9 | 25.6 | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | 122 | - | - | 84 | - |
| 1905 | 144,420 | 11.7 | — | 67.2 | 25.2 | - | 2.8 | - | 30 | 63 | 93 | - | - | 87 | - |
| 1906 | 148,463 | 12.0 | - | 71.6 | 23.2 | - | 2.0 | - | 30 | 83 | 113 | - | - | 80 | - |
| 1907 | 152,532 | 11.5 | — | 67.1 | 23.7 | - | 2.5 | - | 34 | 56 | 90 | - | - | 90 | - |
| 1908 | 156,627 | 11.0 | - | 68-1 | 22.8 | - | 1.4 | - | 30 | 57 | 87 | - | - | 85 | - |
| 1909 | 160,749 | 10.4 | - | 62.8 | 21.9 | - | 2.0 | - | 35 | 40 | 75 | - | - | 78 | - |
| 1910 | 164,899 | 9.7 | - | 64.9 | 20.7 | - | 2.6 | - | 29 | 50 | 79 | — | — | 55 | — |
| 1911 | 161,677 | 11.4 | 46.2 | 68.0 | 21.2 | - | 2.3 | - | 31 | 73 | 104 | - | - | 64 | - |
| 1912 | 165,249 | 10.5 | 39.5 | 63.1 | 20.3 | - | 2.8 | - | 30 | 39 | 69 | - | 208 | 68 | 11.0 |
| 1913 | 168,822 | 10.7 | 42.6 | 65.3 | 20.3 | - | 2.6 | - | 28 | 48 | 76 | - | 188 | 73 | 25.2 |
| 1914 | 169,211 | 10.9 | 39.6 | 61.7 | 19.5 | - | 3.3 | - | 27 | 46 | 73 | - | 138 | 77 | 17.8 |
| 1915 | 164,438 | 12.9 | 36.3 | 60.8 | 19.3 | - | 4.0 | - | 30 | 49 | 79 | - | 154 | 90 | 26.4 |
| 1916 | - | 11.9 | — | — | 18.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | - | - | 102 | - |
| 1917 | — | 11.8 | - | - | 14.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | - | - | 112 | - |
| 1918 | — | 13.2 | — | — | 13.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | - | - | 106 | - |
| 1919 | 174,750 | 11.4 | 34.9 | 59.1 | 16.6 | - | 3.1 | - | 28 | 32 | 60 | - | 179 | 86 | 22.2 |
| 1920 | 174,698 | 10.8 | 38.2 | 59.5 | 22.8 | — | 3.8 | - | 32 | 30 | 62 | — | 160 | 73 | 21.8 |
| 1921 | 175,800 | 10.5 | 33.8 | 57.6 | 19.5 | - | 2.6 | - | 23 | 31 | 54 | - | 135 | 81 | 18.4 |
| 1922 | 176,600 | 11.1 | 30.9 | 56.8 | 18.1 | - | 2.5 | - | 26 | 28 | 54 | - | 154 | 74 | 15.7 |
| 1923 | 182,400 | 10.1 | 31.2 | 56.3 | 18.0 | - | 3.6 | - | 20 | 23 | 43 | - | 154 | 76 | 16.9 |
| 1924 | 184,900 | 10.5 | 29.5 | 55.6 | 16.4 | - | 3.6 | - | 23 | 24 | 47 | - | 149 | 68 | 21.6 |
| 1925 | 185,600 | 10.3 | 29.6 | 55.6 | 15.6 | - | 1.6 | - | 23 | 32 | 55 | - | 142 | 63 | 15.4 |
| 1926 | 187,800 | 10.0 | 29.0 | 54.2 | 15.4 | - | 2.1 | - | 18 | 22 | 40 | - | 158 | 71 | 16.9 |
| 1927 | 188,600 | 11.0 | 27.6 | 53.3 | 15.1 | - | 2.1 | - | 35 | 21 | 46 | - | 157 | 92 | 12.3 |
| 1928 | 199,300 | 10.0 | 290 | 54.4 | 15.2 | - | 2.3 | - | 22 | 30 | 52 | - | 168 | 77 | 15.1 |
| 1929 | 207,900 | 11.5 | 26.7 | 52.5 | 15.7 | - | 5.3 | - | - | - | 44 | - | 142 | 74 | 13.3 |
| 1930 | 207,900 | 9.7 | 27.9 | 53.1 | 15.1 | - | 0.9 | 37 | - | - | 42 | 79 | 154 | 76 | 12.3 |