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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Legitimate | STILL BIRTHS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Illegitimate | Totals | ||
| Males | 52 | 14 | 66 |
| Females | 45 | 2 | 47 |
| 97 | 16 | 113 | |
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 Total Births
(i.e. Live and Still) 15.2
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births England and
Wales 15.3
Still Birth Rate - Greater London Area 14.2
DEATHS
Males Females Total
1,900 1,904 3,804
Death Rate per 1,000 home population 11.2
Death Rate corrected for comparison with other areas 11.87
Comparability Factor supplied by Registrar General 1.06
Death Rate per 1,000 home population England and
Wales 11.7
Corresponding rate for the London Borough of
Lambeth for the year 1965 11.36
Death Rate per 1,000 home population for the
area covered by the Greater London Council 11.1
MATERNAL MORTALITY
Number of Women dying in consequence of
Childbirth 3
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births 0.4
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births
England and Wales 0.3