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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Estimated
Population
Crude
Infant Death Rate
(To nearest unit)
Birth
Rate
Death
Rate
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Total
Still
Birth
Rate
1946 86,280
1947 92,070
1948 94,630
1949 96,810
1950 97,080
1951 97,930
1952 97,970
1953 96,870
1954 95,370
1955 93,820
1956 92,300
24.3
26.4
21.7
19.5
18.6
18.0
17.6
17.2
17.7
17.4
17.5
15.7
15.6
12.8
13.0
12.2
13.5
14.0
12.4
11.5
13.8
12.9
45
38
38
26
17
19
28
30
21
24
17
62
60
26
71
46
19
34
77
10
61
46
39
37
29
20
19
29
32
21
28
16
25.6
26.1
17.1
27.1
16.8
23.2
21.4
23.3
27.5
22.1
18.7
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Totals
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
1955
1956
1955
1956
1955
1956
789
744
13
13
28
9
715
758
21
15
10
17
1,504
1,502
34
28
38
26
Live Births
71
66
59
55
130
121
Still Births
1
1
2
2
3
3
Infant deaths
(under 1 year)
5
3
8
860
810
14
14
33
9
774
813
23
17
13
17
1,634
1,623
37
31
46
26
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Total 1956 | Total 1955 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | ||||||||
| Females | ||||||||
The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 26, the causes of death being as follows:
| Pneumonia | 4 |
| Congenital malformations | 9 |
| Other defined and ill defined diseases | 13 |
Maternal Mortality.
No maternal deaths were recorded during the year.