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 Lewisham]
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servants, 11 per cent. to laundresses and 6 per cent. to dressmakers'
assistants.
Of the 82 illegitimate births, 14 under 1 year or 17 per
cent. proved fatal, giving an infant mortality of 171 per 1,000
births.
Division. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. | Total Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. | Total Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. | Total Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. | Total Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. | |
Lee | 481 | 25.4 | 486 | 25.4 | 469 | 24.2 | 454 | 23.2 | 445 | 22.5 |
Lewisham | 1857 | 26.6 | 1979 | 27.2 | 1967 | 25.9 | 2027 | 25.7 | 1871 | 22.8 |
Syd.&Forest Hill | 1153 | 26.3 | 1098 | 24.7 | 1153 | 25.5 | 1152 | 25.1 | 1130 | 24.2 |
County of London | 130478 | 28.5 | 130906 | 28.4 | 129335 | 27.9 | 126620 | 27.1 | 124880 | 26.5 |