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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Table 5
GENERAL STATISTICS FROM 1950
Year | Population | Death rate * | % dying underage 45 | % dying underage 65 | Birth rate * | Maternal Death rate † | Still.birth rate † | Infant mortality rate * * | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notif rate † † | Death rate † † | |||||||||
1950 | 304,880 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 35.5 | 15.6 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 26.8 | 197 | 30 |
1951 | 303,240 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 33.6 | 15.0 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 23.9 | 148 | 35 |
1952 | 303,010 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 32.1 | 14.8 | 0.2 | 16.5 | 25.2 | 132 | 20 |
1953 | 300,830 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 30.2 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 21.7 | 23.5 | 151 | 23 |
1954 | 298,020 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 31.4 | 14.4 | 0.2 | 16.1 | 19.6 | 129 | 19 |
1955 | 296,290 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 28.4 | 14.1 | 0.9 | 18.8 | 15.6 | 141 | 12 |
1956 | 293,940 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 28.9 | 14.6 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 101 | 15 |
1957 | 291,870 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 31.2 | 14.8 | 0.5 | 18.4 | 15.3 | 124 | 15 |
1958 | 291,220 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 29.7 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 18.0 | 25.5 | 108 | 10 |
1959 | 290,660 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 29.5 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 74 | 8 |
1960 | 290,630 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 30.1 | 16.8 | 0.2 | 18.3 | 21.7 | 68 | 6 |
1961 | 289,130 | 11.7 | 7.4 | 28.5 | 17.7 | 0.2 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 73 | 8 |
1962 | 291,150 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 30.6 | 18.9 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 18.6 | 56 | 9 |
1963 | 291,180 | 11.7 | 8.7 | 31.2 | 19.3 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 23.5 | 66 | 8 |
1964 | 291,670 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 31.1 | 19.9 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 22.9 | 64 | 2 |
1965 | 289,560 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 31.6 | 20.0 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 23.3 | 54 | 6 |
1966 | 289,130 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 30.2 | 19.2 | 0.2 | 15.1 | 21.6 | 47 | 5 |
1967 | 289,700 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 27.5 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 36 | 4 |
1968 | 281,140 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 27.2 | 17.9 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 18.7 | 43 | 6 |
*Per 1,000 population. †Per 1,000 Registered Live and Still Births * *Per 1,000 Registered livebirths † †Per 100,000 population