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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 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Table: TABLE II.Showing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, DeathRates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions, for the year 1885, and 10 years preceding.

TABLE II.

Showing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death

Rates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions, for the year 1885, and 10 years preceding.

Birth rate per 1,000 of the Population.Annual Rata of Mortality per 1,000 living.Deaths of Chfldren under 1 year per centage of Total Deaths.Per centage of Deaths of Children under 1 Year to Reglstered Births.Deaths of Children under 5 year: per centage of Total Deaths.Total number of Deaths in public Institution.
188536.025.423.016.242.0376
188437.023.322.413.942.5249
188338.025.025.016.546.4247
188238.825.024.015.047.0237
188137.024.323.214.841.7258
188038.026.224.017.047.5250
187936.025.925.017.045.7250
187835.024.725.016.045.0255
187737.025024.016.045.0269
187637.024.529.017.053.0250
187536.025.828.019.047.0204
Average of 10 yrs. 1875-84.36.924.924.916.246.0246.9