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 Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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TABLE I.
Shewing the Infantile Mortalities in the Registrar-General's 33 Large Towns of England and Wales (including London), and in Lambeth Parish, during 1896
| Corrected Deaths under one year per 1000 Births. | Average Ten Years, 1886—95. | |
|---|---|---|
| England and Wales (33 large Towns). | 167 | 167 |
| London | 161 | 155 |
| Brighton | 135 | 151 |
| Lambeth | 136.9 | |
| Bristol | 142 | 145 |
| Bradford | 143 | 173 |
| Halifax | 149 | 162 |
| Croydon | 150 | 122 |
| Derby | 151 | 150 |
| Portsmouth | 154 | 149 |
| Sunderland | 158 | 167 |
| Swansea | 161 | l60 |
| Norwich | 164 | 176 |
| Cardiff | 165 | 162 |
| West Ham | 165 | 153 |
| Newcastle | 165 | 165 |
| Huddersfield | 166 | 164 |
| Nottingham | 168 | 171 |
| Bolton | 168 | 180 |
| Leeds | 169 | 177 |
| Burnley | 170 | 216 |
| Blackburn | 171 | 204 |
| Gateshead | 172 | 164 |
| Sheffield | 173 | 178 |
| Hull | 173 | 170 |
| Liverpool | 173 | 189 |
| Manchester | 176 | 185 |
| Birkenhead | 177 | 163 |
| Plymouth | 178 | 167 |
| Wolverhampton | 184 | 183 |
| Oldham | 184 | 178 |
| Leicester | 187 | 202 |
| Birmingham | 197 | 174 |
| Salford | 199 | 195 |
| Preston | 203 | 232 |
| *London Districts— | ||
| North | 150 | |
| South | 157 | |
| West | 169 | |
| East | 167 | |
| Central | 168 | |
* The figures are corrected for the London Districts.