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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 1888
[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.
Years.
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: percentage
to
Total
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths
in Public
Institutions
to
Total
Deaths.
1888
13.43
24.06
12.06
38.58
9.21
1887
13.66
24.01
12.10
38.12
11.50
1886
13.36
25.13
12.43
36.34
8.78
1885
13.75
26.15
12.03
39.09
8.99
1884
13.92
26.12
12.52
40.90
6.48
1883
13.56
29.18
13.12
39.83
6.08
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
Average of
10 years,
1878—1887
14.44
26.64
12.80
39.87
7.53