London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lewisham 1961

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

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General statistics from 1901

Table 10

YearPopulationDeath rate *% dying under age 45% dying under age 65Birth rate *Premature birth rate ‡Maternal death rate †Stillbirth rate †Neonatal death rate **One month to one year death rate (12)-(10) **Infant mortality rate ♦ ♦Reproductive wastage rate (9)+(12)Pulmonary tuberculosisTuberculosis (a/1 forms)
Notif. rate†Death rate†% notif. rate under 15
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
1901127,49513.0-7426-3.9---128--93-
1902132,43213 .77426_4.3___122__106—
1903136,40511.1_7226_2.5___92__78—
1904140,40112.0_7026_3.6___122--84—
1905144,42011.7_6725_2.8_306393_-87—
1906148,46312.0_7223_2.0_3083113--80—
1907152,53211.5_6724_2.5_345690_-90—
1908156,62711.06823_1.4_305787-_85—
1909160,74910.4_6322-2.0-354075--78—
1910164,8999.7—6521—2 .6—295079—-55—
1911161,67711.4466821_2.3_3173104_-64—
1912165,24910. 5396320-2.8-303969-20868II
1913168,82210.7436520-2.6-284876-1887325
1914169,21110.9406219_3.3_274673-1387718
1915164,43812.9366119_4.0_304979-1549026
1916_11.9__18_____75-—102—
1917_11.8__15_____87_,—112—
1918—13 .2——14-—-——66-—106—
1919174,75011.4355917-3.1-283260-1798622
1920174,69810.8385923—3.8-323062-1607322
1921175,80010.5345819-2.6-233154-1358118
1922176,60011.1315718_2.5_262854-1547416
1923182,40010.1315618-3.6-202343-1547617
1924184,90010.5295616_3.6_232447-1496822
1925185,60010 .3305616_1.6_233255-1426315
1926187,80010.0295415-2.1_182240_1587117
1927188,60011.028S315-2.1-352146-1579212
1928199.30010. 0295415-2.3-223052-1687715
1929207.90011.5275216-5.3--441427413
1930I 207,9009.7285315-0 .937——42791547612