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
Shewing the Infantile Mortalities in the Registrar-Gereral's 33 Large Towns of England and Wales (including London), and in Lambeth Parish, during 1900
| Deaths under one year per 1000 Births. | Average Ten Years, 1890—99. | |
|---|---|---|
| England and Wales (33 Large Towns.) | 172 | 172 |
| Huddersfield | 132 | 156 |
| Croydon | 132 | 137 |
| Halifax | 132 | 158 |
| Bristol | 133 | 149 |
| Cardiff | 141 | 164 |
| Bradford | 141 | 174 |
| Portsmouth | 155 | 158 |
| London | 158 | 160 |
| Birkenhead | 160 | 171 |
| Brighton | 166 | 156 |
| Sunderland | 169 | 175 |
| Gateshead | 169 | 173 |
| Newcastle | 170 | 174 |
| Bolton | 171 | 180 |
| Oldham | 172 | 183 |
| Derby | 174 | 156 |
| Plymouth | 175 | 172 |
| Swansea | 175 | 165 |
| Leicester | 175 | 197 |
| Norwich | 178 | 180 |
| Leeds | 183 | 178 |
| Hull | 183 | 176 |
| Liverpool | 186 | 192 |
| West Ham | 189 | 164 |
| Manchester | 190 | 190 |
| Nottingham | 196 | 179 |
| Birmingham | 199 | 186 |
| Sheffield | 200 | 184 |
| Wolverhampton | 205 | 19l |
| Burnley | 205 | 212 |
| Salford | 207 | 203 |
| Blackburn | 220 | 201 |
| Preston | 236 | 236 |
| *London Districts— | ||
| North | 145 | |
| South | 158 | |
| East | 175 | |
| West | 158 | |
| Central | 158 | |
*The figures are corrected for the London Districts (including Lambeth).