Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1895...
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TABLE I.
Shewing the Infantile Mortalities in the Registrar-General's 33 Large Towns of England and Wales (including London), and in Lambeth Parish.
| Uncorrected Deaths under one year per 1000 Births. | Average Ten Years, 1885-94. | |
|---|---|---|
| England and Wales (33 Large Towns). | 182 | 164 |
| London | 166 | 153 |
| Lambeth | 156.3 | 142.2 |
| Croydon | 134 | 121 |
| Bristol | 143 | 145 |
| Halifax | 158 | 159 |
| Huddersfield | 158 | 163 |
| Derby | 161 | 147 |
| Brighton | 164 | 148 |
| West Ham | 168 | 152 |
| Birkenhead | 174 | 160 |
| Portsmouth | 175 | 145 |
| Plymouth | 178 | 165 |
| Swansea | 178 | 156 |
| Cardiff | 179 | 163 |
| Birmingham | 183 | 171 |
| Gateshead | 186 | 161 |
| Newcastle-on-Tyne | 186 | 164 |
| Sunderland | 189 | 164 |
| Norwich | 190 | 170 |
| Oldham | 190 | 175 |
| Nottingham | 190 | 168 |
| Leeds | 191 | 174 |
| Sheffield | 197 | 175 |
| Leicester | 203 | 201 |
| Bradford | 203 | 167 |
| Manchester | 203 | 182 |
| Hull | 205 | 163 |
| Liverpool | 210 | 186 |
| Bolton | 212 | 174 |
| Wolverhampton | 2l8 | 175 |
| Salford | 231 | 189 |
| Blackburn | 236 | 197 |
| Burnley | 242 | 210 |
| Preston | 248 | 229 |
| *London Districts- | ||
| North | 151 | 145 |
| South | l6l | 148 |
| West | 170 | 156 |
| East | 178 | 163 |
| Central | 185 | 167 |
*The figures are corrected for the London Districts,