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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 1969

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

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Table: INFANTILE MORTALITYDeaths of infants under one year of age

INFANTILE MORTALITY

Deaths of infants under one year of age

LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
Males561571
Females521365
Totals10828136
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births22.75
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births England and Wales18.0
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births Inner London Area20.4
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births Outer London Area16.2
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births Greater London Area17.9

Table: Deaths of infants under four weeks of age

Deaths of infants under four weeks of age

LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
Males451055
Females29837
Totals741892
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (Deaths under four weeks per 1,000 live births)15.38
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate England and Wales10.0
Neo-natal Mortality Rate Inner London Area13.3
Neo-natal Mortality Rate Outer London Area10.8
Neo-natal Mortality Rate Greater London Area11.7