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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
Area of the Borough 7,015 Acres,
Population
Census 1931 219,953.
In compliance with the instructions of the Ministry of
Health, the Registrar General's estimate of the population
of the Borough at June 1941 is not published.
Live Births BIRTHS
Total Males Females
Legitimate 1975 949 1026
Illegitimate 93 46 47
2068 995 1073
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 13.95
(Rate for London) 8.9
Number of Stillbirths Males Females 28, Total 63
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 30.4
DEATHS
Total 2128. (Males 1102; Females 1026).
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 14.36.
(Rate for London) 16.3.
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Deaths Rate per 1,000
(live and stillbirths)
Puerperal Sepsis 2 1.28
Other Puerperal Causes 2 1.28
Death rate of Infants undor 1 year of age
All Infants per 1,000 live births 34.65
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 33.40
Illegitimate ” ”illegitimate live
births 54.90
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
” ” Whooping Cough (all ages) 9
” ”Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 2
” ” Cancer (alloages) 298
” ”Tuberculosis 156