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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY,
AND CASE RATES TOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES
IN THE YEAR 1951.
Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns
| England and Wales | 126 C. Bs. and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County | Lambeth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Rates per 1,000 population | |||||
| Live Births | 15.5** | 17. 3 | 16.7 | 17. 8 | 16. 71 |
| Still Births | 0.361 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.35 |
| DEATHS: | |||||
| All causes | 12.5** | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 12.86 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.74 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Influenza | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.26 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0. 38 | 0.45 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Polio-encephalitis | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 29.6# | 33.9 | 27.6 | 26. 4 | 25.07 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.52 |
*A dash (-) signifies that there were no deaths.
**Rates per 1,000 total population
#Per 1,000 related births.