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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
Lewisham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Boroughs. | Estimated Population Mid-year, 1924. | Death Rate. | Birth Rate. | Infant Mortality. Rate per 1000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of London | 4,576,505 | 11.7 | 18 0 | 67 |
| Paddington | 146,400 | 11.8 | 16.0 | 73 |
| Kensington | 178,550 | 12.9 | 15.9 | 80 |
| Hammersmith | 134,200 | 11.9 | 17.5 | 65 |
| Fulham | 163,100 | 10.6 | 17.2 | 75 |
| Chelsea | 64,680 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 66 |
| City of Westminster | 139,900 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 69 |
| St. Marylebone | 105,300 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 60 |
| Hampstead | 87,600 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 55 |
| St. Pancras | 214,300 | 12.6 | 18.1 | 71 |
| Islington | 337,400 | 12.2 | 19.4 | 63 |
| Stoke Newington | 52,920 | 11.6 | 15.5 | 63 |
| Hackney | 226,900 | 11.4 | 18.0 | 64 |
| Holborn | 43,250 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 65 |
| Finsbury | 77,180 | 13.6 | 22.6 | 59 |
| City of London | 13,330 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 60 |
| Shoreditch | 106,500 | 13.3 | 24.7 | 88 |
| Bethnal Green | 119,200 | 12.0 | 22.1 | 80 |
| Stepney | 253,740 | 12.1 | 21.0 | 75 |
| Poplar | 167,300 | 11.6 | 22.9 | 75 |
| Southwark | 187,714 | 13.1 | 21.4 | 77 |
| Bermondsey | 122,100 | 12.6 | 22.7 | 75 |
| Lambeth | 309,300 | 12.2 | 17.9 | 62 |
| Battersea | 171,000 | 10.4 | 18.6 | 58 |
| Wandsworth | 338,200 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 52 |
| Camberwell | 273,700 | 11.0 | 17.8 | 64 |
| Deptford | 115,200 | 11.9 | 18 .9 | 62 |
| Greenwich | 102,470 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 69 |
| Woolwich | 139,980 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 54 |
1925 Population.