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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 1958

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

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Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births
County of London 0,49
Comparative figure for England and Wales 0.43

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITYDeath of infants under one year og age

INFANTILE MORTALITYDeath of infants under one year og age

LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
Males541165
Females43346
Totals9714111

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Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age per
1.000 live births 24.98
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age per
1,000 live births County of London 22.0
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age per
1,000 live births England and Wales 22.6
Legitimate Infantile Mortality Rate 25.31
Illegitimate Infantile Mortality Rate 24.62

Table: Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks of age

Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks of age

LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
Males381149
Females24327
Totals621476

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Neo natal Mortality Rate per 1.000 live births 17.1
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births
County of London 165
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births
England and Wales 16.2