London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Lewisham 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE II.
Annual Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children and Deaths in Public Institutions.
| Year*. | Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living. | Deaths of Children under 1 year: percentage to Total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Total Births. | Deaths of Children under 5 years: per cent. to Total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 14.58 | 26.09 | 12.46 | 41.48 | 8.79 |
| 1881 | 15.04 | 25.46 | 12.46 | 37.73 | 5.66 |
| 1880 | 15.62 | 28.55 | 14.15 | 41.93 | 5.88 |
| 1879 | 14.35 | 26.48 | 12.10 | 40.40 | 6.33 |
| 1878 | 16.65 | 29.30 | 14.66 | 42.91 | 6.90 |
| 1877 | 14.89 | 27.33 | 12.56 | 39.51 | 7.90 |
| 1876 | 16.33 | 27.64 | 13.90 | 44.30 | 6.09 |
| 1875 | 16.40 | 27.91 | 14.16 | 37.56 | 4.93 |
| 1874 | 15.03 | 27.90 | 13.41 | 39.66 | 5.10 |
| 1873 | 14.52 | 26.55 | 11.80 | 40.45 | 5.82 |
| 1872 | 14.84 | 27.54 | 12.82 | 43.27 | 5.33 |
| Average of 10 years, 1872—1881 | 15.36 | 27.46 | 13.20 | 40.77 | 5.99 |