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 Southwark, Borough of]
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Estimated
Population
Birth
Rate
Death
Rate
Infant Death Rate
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Total
Still
Birth
Rate
1938 145,300 14.0 12.5 57 66 57 32.0
1939 141,120 14.0 13.9 47 38 47 30.8
1940 101,900 17.3 24.1 48 68 49 28.6
1941 69,740 15.9 27.5 82 59 80 34
1942 66,480 19.2 18.9 60 76 61 31.1
1943 68,470 18.3 18.8 48 62 49 24.1
1944 67,220 19.4 21.7 51 57 51 24.7
1945 71,160 18.3 16.1 43 57 39 26.1
1946 86,280 24.3 15.7 45 62 46 25.6
1947 92,070 26.4 15.6 38 60 39 26.1
1948 94,630 21.7 12.8 38 26 37 17.1
1949 96,810 19.5 13.0 26 71 29 27.1
1950 97,080 18.6 12.2 17 46 20 16.8
1951 97,930 18.0 13.5 19 19 19 23.2
Legitimate
Male Female Total
Illegitimate
Male Female Total
Totals
Male Female Total
Live Births
1950 839 819 1,658 85 66 151 924 885 1,809
1951 852 808 1,660 56 51 107 908 859 1,767
Still Births
1950 12 16 28 1 2 3 13 18 31
1951 17 19 36 4 2 6 21 21 42
Infant deaths
(under 1 year)
1950 9 20 29 4 3 7 13 23 36
1951 17 14 31 2 2 19 14 33
Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Total 1951 | Total 1950 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | 19 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 189 | 464 | 722 | 671 |
Females | 14 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 108 | 440 | 602 | 521 |
33 | 16 | 9 | 65 | 297 | 904 | 1,324 | 1,192 |