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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Infant mortality
Infant deaths 80
Males Females Total
Legitimate 49 25 74
Illegitimate 6 — 6
Total 55 25 80
Rates: 1. All infants per thousand livebirths 24.4
2. Legitimate infants per thousand
legitimate livebirths 23.9
3. Illegitimate infants per thousand
illegitimate livebirths 30.3
4. Male infants per thousand male livebirths 33.7
5. Female infants per thousand female
livebirths 15.2
Neonatal deaths (under 4 weeks of age) 61
Neonatal death rates:—
Males, per 1,000 male livebirths 25.1
Females, per 1,000 female livebirths 12.2
All infants, per 1,000 livebirths 18.6
Reproductive wastage:—
Stillbirths plus infant deaths 140
Rates:—
Males, per 1,000 live and still male births 51.7
Females, per 1,000 live and still female births 32.3
All infants, per 1,000 live and still births 40.8
Maternal deaths
Maternal deaths Nil
Maternal mortality rate per thousand live and stillbirths —
Other special causes of death
Measles
Whooping-cough
Gastroenteritis (infants)1
Tuberculosis (all forms) 19
Motor Vehicle Accidents 21
Suicide 31
Respiratory Diseases (other than Tuberculosis)
(Code Nos. 22-25) 395
Cancer (Code Nos. 10-15) 472
Table 1
birth rate | Death rate (per 1,000 population) (adjusted) | Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 livebirths) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Live births (adjusted) | Still births | |||
Lewisham | 14.1 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 24.4 |
England and Wales | 16.4 | 21.6 | 11.7 | 22.6 |
London Administrative County | 16.7 | 20.2 | 11.8 | 22.6 |