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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
Lambeth 1903
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1903
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| Year. 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2 | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institu tion in the District. 9 | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions, in the District. 10 | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11 | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. 3 | Rate.14 | Under 10 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | ||||||||||
| Number. 12 | Rate.* 13 | ||||||||||||
| Number. 5 | Rate per 1000 Births, registered. 6 | Number. 7 | Rate.* 8 | ||||||||||
| Parish. | 1891 | 276162 | 9097 | 32.9 | 1433 | 157.2 | 6073 | 21.9 | 1438 | 539 | 351 | 5886 | 21.3 |
| 1892 | 280032 | 9226 | 32.9 | 1303 | 141.2 | 5794 | 20.7 | 1578 | 651 | 314 | 5457 | 19.5 | |
| 1893 | 283956 | 9222 | 32.5 | 1415 | 148.5 | 6165 | 21.7 | 1741 | 811 | 338 | 5219 | 18.4 | |
| 1894 | 287935 | 9231 | 32.1 | 1264 | 136.9 | 5213 | 18.1 | 1484 | 775 | 399 | 4837 | 16.8 | |
| 1895 | 291970 | 9341 | 31.9 | 1470 | 157.4 | 5857 | 20.6 | 1511 | 702 | 404 | 5559 | 19.0 | |
| 1896 | 296061 | 9593 | 32.4 | 1371 | 142.9 | 5370 | 18.1 | 1588 | 705 | 433 | 5098 | 17.2 | |
| 1897 | 300048 | 9388 | 31.3 | 1459 | 155.4 | 5486 | 18.3 | 1546 | 664 | 429 | 5251 | 17.5 | |
| 1898 | 304073 | 9256 | 30.4 | 1447 | 156.3 | 5567 | 18.3 | 1543 | 592 | 455 | 5430 | 17.9 | |
| 1899 | 308108 | 9433 | 30.6 | 1527 | 161.9 | 6064 | 19.7 | 1680 | 663 | 485 | 5886 | 19.1 | |
| 1900 | 312152 | 9167 | 29.4 | 1350 | 147.3 | 5578 | 17.9 | 1576 | 606 | 458 | 5430 | 17.4 | |
| Averages foryears (1891-1900) | 294049.7 | 9295.3 | 31.6 | 1403.9 | 151.03 | 5716.7 | 19.4 | 1568.5 | 670.8 | 406.6 | 5405.3 | 18.4 | |
| Boro' 1903 | 307711 | 9069 | 29.5 | 1194 | 131.7 | 4853 | 15.8 | 1619 | 648 | 459 | 4664 | 15.2 | |
* Rates in Columns 4, 8 and 13 are calculated per 1000 of estimated population.
NOTE. The deaths included in Column 7 of this table are the whole of those registered during the year as having actually occurred within the
Borough of Lambeth. 'I he deaths included in Column 12 are the numbers in Column 7, corrected by the subtraction of the numbers in Columa 10 and
the addition of the numbers in Column 11.
By the term "Non-residents" is meaut persons brought into the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and dying in public institutions there;
and by the term "Residents" is meant persons who have been taken out of the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and have died in public
institutions elsewhere.
The "Public Institution" (taken into account for the purpose of these Tatles) are those into which persons are habitually received on account of
sickncss or infirmity, such as hospitals workhouses and lunatic asylums. A list of the Institutions in respect of the deaths in which corrections have
been made, will be found on pp. 27,112-115 of the Report.
Area of Lambeth Borough in acres 4072.6 Status Acres.
(exclusive of area covered by water) )
Total population at all ages 301895
Number of inhabited houses 41511
Average number of persons per house 7.3
At
Census
of 1901.