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

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Lewisham 1968

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

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Table 5

GENERAL STATISTICS FROM 1950

YearPopulationDeath rate *% dying underage 45% dying underage 65Birth rate *Maternal Death rate †Still.birth rate †Infant mortality rate * *Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Notif rate † †Death rate † †
1950304,88010.911.535.515.60.815.626.819730
1951303,24011.69.933.615.00.614.523.914835
1952303,01011.59.932.114.80.216.525.213220
1953300,83011.68.730.214.60.221.723.515123
1954298,02010.58.031.414.40.216.119.612919
1955296,29011.17.128.414.10.918.815.614112
1956293,94011.87.028.914.60.518.820.510115
1957291,87011.37.631.214.80.518.415.312415
1958291,22011.28.429.715.20.218.025.510810
1959290,66011.97.729.516.20.819.418.5748
1960290,63011.38.830.116.80.218.321.7686
1961289,13011.77.428.517.70.218.820.6738
1962291,15011.68.030.618.90.513.318.6569
1963291,18011.78.731.219.30.415.223.5668
1964291,67011.48.931.119.90.511.722.9642
1965289,56011.99.331.620.00.714.023.3546
1966289,13011.88.630.219.20.215.121.6475
1967289,70011.56.727.518.30.211.916.2364
1968281,14012.26.827.217.90.810.218.7436

*Per 1,000 population. †Per 1,000 Registered Live and Still Births * *Per 1,000 Registered livebirths † †Per 100,000 population