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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 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Table: TABLE II.Table shewing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, Death Rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions in a Thousand Deaths for the Year 1889, and 10 Years preceding.

TABLE II.

Table shewing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, Death Rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions in a Thousand Deaths for the Year 1889, and 10 Years preceding.

In the year.Birth Rate per 1,000 of the population.Corrected Death rate per 1,000 of the PopulationDeaths of children under 1year: per 1,000 of Registered birthsDeaths of children under 1year: per 1,000 of Total DeathsDaths of Children under 5 years: per 1,000 of Totslr Deaths.Deaths in Public Institution; per 1,000 of total deaths.
188935.022.7159246427342
188835.524.6207299494218
188735.024.7176250431240
188634.425.0178244442170
188536.025.4162230420252
188437.023.3139224425181
188338.025.0165250464166
188238.825.0150240470161
188137.024.3148232417180
188038.026.2170240475162
187936.025.9170250457160
Average of 10 yrs. 1879-88.36.524.9166245449189