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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: Deaths of infants under one week of age

Deaths of infants under one week of age

LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
Males429 .51
Females25530
Totals671481
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (Deaths under one week per 1,000 live births)13.5
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate England and Wales10.0
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate Inner London Area11.7
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate Outer London Area ..9.2
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate Greater London Area ..10.2
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still births and deaths under one week per 1,000 total births)21.5
Perinatal Mortality Rate England and Wales23.0
Perinatal Mortality Rate Inner London Area25.0
Perinatal Mortality Rate Outer London Area21.4
Perinatal Mortality Rate Greater London Area22.8