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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Estimated
Population
Crude
Infant Death Rate
Still
Birth
Rate
Birth
Rate
Death
Rate
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Total
1938
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
145,300
86,280
92,070
94,630
96,810
97,080
97,930
97,970
96,870
14.0
24.3
26.4
21.7
19.5
18.6
18.0
17.6
17.2
12.5
15.7
15.6
12.8
13.0
12.2
13.5
14.0
12.4
57
45
38
38
26
17
19
28
30
66
62
60
26
71
46
19
34
77
57
46
39
37
29
20
19
29
32
32.0
25.6
26.1
17.1
27.1
16.8
23.2
21.4
23.3
Legitimate
Male Female Total
Illegitimate
Male Female Total
To tale
Male Female Total
1952
1953
1952
1953
1952
1953
845
830
14
24
25
25
769
749
23
13
20
22
1,614
1,579
37
37
45
47
Live Births
69 47 116
54 37 91
Still Births
- 1 1
2 1 3
Infant deaths
(under 1 year)
2 2 4
3 4 7
914 816 1,730
884 786 1,670
14 24 38
26 14 40
27 22 49
28 26 54
DEATHS
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Total 1953 | Total 1952 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 28 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 159 | 455 | 687 | 742 |
| Females | 26 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 92 | 372 | 522 | 635 |
| 54 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 251 | 827 | 1,209 | 1,377 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 8 |
| Congenital malformations | 9 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 25 |
| All aooidents, other than by motor vehiole | 1 |
| Total deaths under 1 year of age | 54 |
Maternal Mortality.
One maternal death was recorded during the year.