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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
Lambeth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE C.
Showing the Birth Rate, the General and Zymotic Death Rates, the Infantile Mortality Rates for the Year 1935, and the figures for the Four Previous Years, together with the Averages for the Four Decennia 1891-1900, 1901-1910, 1911-1920, and 1921-1930.
| Year | Birth-Rate per 1,000 Population (uncorrected) | Death-Rate per 1,000 Population (corrected) | Corrected Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1,000 total Births | Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1,000 Deaths (corrected) | Deaths of Children under 5 years per 1,000 Deaths (corrected) | Zymotic Death-Rate per 1,000 Population (corrected) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 19.62 | 12.02 | 58.85 | 66.13 | 78.48 | 0.25 |
| 1934 | 20.45 | 12.65 | 63.38 | 70.46 | 112.73 | 0.59 |
| 1933 | 19.60 | 13.11 | 63.18 | 65.71 | 89.73 | 0.38 |
| 1932 | 20.88 | 12.53 | 56.34 | 66.32 | 102.89 | 0.49 |
| 1931 | 21.93 | 12.66 | 60.35 | 72.83 | 98.45 | 0.28 |
| Averages (10 years)— | ||||||
| 1921-1930 (Borough) | 25.1 | 12.4 | 51.4 | 93.4 | 145.1 | 0.5 |
| 1911-1920 (Borough) | 27.9 | 14.9 | 77.2 | 144.5 | 223.1 | 1.1 |
| 1901-1910 (Borough) | 28.1 | 14.9 | 115.3 | 216.7 | 319.4 | 1.5 |
| 1891-1900 (Parish) | 31.6 | 18.4 | 146.1 | 251.3 | 382.9 | 2.4 |