Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Borough | Estd. Res. Population (mid-1937) | Live Births rate per 1,000 popn. | Death Rate per 1,000 popn. | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Districts. | ||||
| Paddington | 138,300 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 66 |
| Kensington | 175,600 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 83 |
| Hammersmith | 126,500 | 15.1 | 12.16 | 68 |
| Fulham | 138,900 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 56 |
| Chelsea | 56,510 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 59 |
| Westminster | 124,300 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 56 |
| North Districts | ||||
| St. Marylebone | 92,110 | 9.3 | 13.0 | 73 |
| Hampstead | 90,690 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 54 |
| St. Pancras | 181,900 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 65 |
| Islington | 295,400 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 67 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,250 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 37 |
| Hackney | 206,700 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 43 |
| Central Districts. | ||||
| Holborn | 34,600 | 8.1 | 11.8 | 79 |
| Finsbury | 58,700 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 71 |
| City of London | 8,980 | 5.5 | 11.2 | 41 |
| East Districts. | ||||
| Shoreditch | 82,240 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 54 |
| Bethnal Green | 94,560 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 54 |
| Stepney | 203,100 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 60 |
| Poplar | 136,800 | 15.5 | 12.6 | 61 |
| South Districts. | ||||
| Southwark | 147,400 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 65 |
| Bermondsey | 98,790 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 59 |
| Lambeth | 273,800 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 69 |
| Battersea | 143,500 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 70 |
| Wandsworth | 341,700 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 64 |
| Camberwell | 224,800 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 58 |
| Deptford | 96,580 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 45 |
| Greenwich | 95,990 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 50 |
| LEWISHAM | 226,000 | 13.4 | 10.9 | 47 |
| Woolwich | 149,400 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 40 |