London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Lambeth 1967

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

This page requires JavaScript

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths of infants under one year of age

INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths of infants under one year of age

LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
Males621678
Females581371
12029149
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births21.9
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births England & Wales18.3
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births Inner London Area19.8
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births Outer London Area17.4
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births Greater London Area18.4

Table: Deaths of infants under four weeks of age

Deaths of infants under four weeks of age

LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
Males401252
Females401050
8022102
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (Deaths under four weeks per 1,000 live births)15.0
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate England 5& Wales12.5
Neo-natal Mortality Rate Inner London Area13.5
Neo-natal Mortality Rate Outer London Area12.4
Neo-natal Mortality Rate Greater London Area12.9