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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 1954
[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 for certain Infectious Diseases
in the Year 1954
Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns
| England and Wales | 160 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London | 160 Smaller Towns Resident Population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census | London Administrative County | Lambeth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rates per 1,000 population
| Live Births | 15.2 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 17.6 | 16.29 |
| Still Births | *23.4 | 25.6 | 22.4 | 19.7 | 22.03 |
| DEATHS: | |||||
| All causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 10.16 |
| Pneumonia | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.52 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0. 00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0. 00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Influenza | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Acute | |||||
| Poliomyelitis | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Rates per 1.000 Live Births
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 25.5 | 29.2 | 23.8 | 22.5 | 23.34 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0. 54 |
A dash (-) signifies that there were no deaths.
*Rates per 1,000 total live and still births.