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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SECTION "A" - VITAL STATISTICS
| AREA POPULATION | The area of the Borough is 7,015 acres. | |||
| Census 1931 | 219,953. | |||
| The Registrar-General's estimate of the resident civilian population for the year 1945 was 171,280. | ||||
| RATEABLE VALUE | £1,786,956. | |||
| Estimated Product of a Penny Rate | £6,200. | |||
| BIRTHS | Number of Live Births | 3,030. | ||
| MALES | FEMALES | TOTALS | ||
| Legitimate Births | 1439 | 1371 | 2810 | |
| Illegitimate Births | 119 | 101 | 220 | |
| Totals | 1558 | 1472 | 3030 | |
| Birth Rate per Thousand of the Estimated Population | ||||
| - 17.7. | ||||
| " " England and Wales. | - 16.1. | |||
| " " London, Administrative County | - 15.7. | |||
| STILL-BIRTHS | The total number of still-births allocated to the Borough during the year was 56. This represents a Still-birth rate per thousand live and still-births of 18.1. | |||
| DEATHS | The total number of Deaths belonging to the Borough registered during the year 1945 was 2068, consisting of 1052 Males and 1016 Females, giving a Death Rate per thousand of the estimated Population of 12.1 | |||
| INFANT MORTALITY RATE | Number of Infant Deaths | 102 | ||
| (a) Legitimate 88 | ||||
| (b) Illegitimate 14 | ||||
| 1. All Infants per thousand Births. Rate | 34. | |||
| 2. Legitimate Infants per thousand Legitimate Births" | 31.3. | |||
| 3. Illegitimate Infants per thousand Illegitimate Births" | 63.6. | |||