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Southwark 1938

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

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TABLE 5.Death Rates for the last Ten Years for the Three Divisions of the Borough as formerly existed.

Newington.St. George's.Christchurch and St. Saviour's.Whole Borough
192915.116.516.215.6
193012.612.811.215.2
193113.714.515.614.0
193213.212.913.613.1
193314.113.414.413.9
193412.914.614.213.5
193512.312.013.012.4
193612.813.314.313.1
193714.210.915.514.1
193812.412.412.812.5

TABLE 6.
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
The deaths of Infants under one year of age to 1,000 births were 57
during the year 1938.

The deaths under one year of age to 1,000 births for the last ten years were as follows:—

192981193477
193057193566
193161193659
193272193764
193363193857

The average Infantile death rate for the last ten years is 65.