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

Lambeth 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births County of London 0. 35

Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births County of London 0. 35

Comparative Figure for England and Wales0. 47

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY

INFANTILE MORTALITY

LegitimateIllegitimateTotal
Males421153
Females41445
Totals831598
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 1lve births23. 30
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births County of London21
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births England and Wales23.1
Deaths of Infants under the age of 4 weeks
LegitimateIllegitimateTotal
Males31839
Females30333
Totals611172
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births17. 36
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births County of London16.3
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births England and Wales16.5