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-1938) | Live Births rate per 1,000 popn. | Death Rate per 1,000 popn. | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Districts. | ||||
| Paddington | 137,400 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 66 |
| Kensington | 174,100 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 78 |
| Hammersmith | 125,100 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 62 |
| Fulham | 137,700 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 51 |
| Chelsea | 50,050 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 80 |
| Westminster | 124,400 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 57 |
| North Districts. | ||||
| St. Marylebone | 90,680 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 60 |
| Hampstead | 90,480 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 57 |
| St. Pancras | 179,400 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 64 |
| Islington | 292,300 | 15.4 | 11.9 | 65 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,480 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 43 |
| Hackney | 205,200 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 56 |
| Central Districts. | ||||
| Holborn | 34,350 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 84 |
| Finsbury | 56,960 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 73 |
| City of London | 8,780 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 52 |
| East Districts. | ||||
| Shoreditch | 80,300 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 64 |
| Bethnal Green | 92,910 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 59 |
| Stepney | 200,500 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 63 |
| Poplar | 134,400 | 14.9 | 11.4 | 60 |
| South Districts. | ||||
| Southwark | 145,300 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 57 |
| Bermondsey | 97,420 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 45 |
| Lambeth | 272,800 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 51 |
| Battersea | 141,700 | 14.9 | 11.8 | 53 |
| Wandsworth | 340,100 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 46 |
| Camberwell | 222,400 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 61 |
| Deptford | 95,460 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 54 |
| Greenwich | 95,770 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 42 |
| LEWISHAM | 229,000 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 47 |
| Woolwich | 150,900 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 50 |