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

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Southwark 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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VITAL STATISTICS
Births—Legitimate 3,886
Illegitimate 131
Total 4,017
Birth Bate, 2122
Deaths 2,468
Death Bate, 13.1
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth —
From sepsis 0
Other causes 5
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 births, 77
Legitimate 297
Illegitimate 12
Total 309
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 28
Do Whooping Cough (all ages) 51
Do Diarrhaea under 2 years of age 44
No special causes of sickness or invalidity or occupational causes
of diseases
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
Hospitals—No hospitals are provided by the Local Authority for
Tuberculosis, Fevers, or general ailments, as these matters are amply
provided for by the London County Council, the Metropolitan Asylums
Board or the general Hospitals The following general Hospitals are
within the area:—
Guy's Hospital
Evelina Hospital for Children
St George's Hospital for diseases of the Eye