London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Infant mortality
Infant deaths 73
Legitimate 70
Illegitimate 3
Rates : 1.All infants per thousand livebirths 22.5
2. Legitimate infants per thousand legitimate
livebirths 22.5
3. Illegitimate infants per thousand illegitimate
livebirths 21.9
Neonatal deaths (under 4 weeks of age) 53
Neonatal death rate (per 1,000 livebirths) 16.3
Reproductive wastage :—
Stillbirths plus infant deaths 151
Rate per thousand live and stillbirths 45.4
Maternal deaths
Maternal deaths 1
Maternal mortality rate per thousand live and stillbirths 0.3
Other special causes of death
Diarrhoea
Measles 1
Acute poliomyelitis 2
Motor vehicle accidents 15
Suicide 27
Tuberculosis (all forms) 48
Cancer (Code Nos. 10-15) 452
Heart and circulation diseases (Code Nos. 17-21) 1,170