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Lewisham 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths 1
(a) puerperal sepsis -
(b) other maternal causes 1
Maternal mortality rate per thousand live and stillbirths 0.26
Other special causes of death
Number of deaths from Measles 1
„ „ „ Whooping Cough 1
„ „ „ Poliomyelitis 3
,, „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 4
„ „ „ Suicide 15
„ „ „ Road Traffic Accidents 15
„ „ „ Tuberculosis (all forms) 107
„ „ „ Cancer 409
„ „ ,, Heart Diseases 803
Comparative statistics for the year 1949

Table: Table 2

Table 2

Birth rate (per 1,000 civilian population)Death rate (per 1,000 civilian population)Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
Live birthsStill births
Lewisham16.80.3210.219.1
England and Wales*16.7*0.39*11.732.0
London Administrative County18.50.3712.229.0
*Rates per thousand total population.

Table: General summary of Vital Statistics for the last ten yearsTable 3

General summary of Vital Statistics for the last ten years

Table 3

YearEstimated populationBirthsDeathsDeaths under one yearDeaths from pulmonary tuberculosis
NumberRateNumberRateNumberRateNumberRate
1940192,540283314.7289815.8119451290.67
1941148,150206813.9212814.35434*1370.92
1942161,800273216.8195512.0103371180.73
1943168,530315118.7235913.9134421280.76
1944163,320304618.6241614.8123401290.79
1945171,280303017.7206812.1102341220.71
1946207,410449121.7220810.6148331100.53
1947221,170484121.9245211.9161331210.55
1948226,100427418.922539.9120281090.48
1949227,700382316.8232610.27319920.40
* based, by Registrar-General, on 1558 births registered locally.