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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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TABLE F. Shewing Mortalities in Lambeth Borough at different Age-Periods during 1903, compared with (1) those for London 1903, and (2) the averages for London, for years 1881-90.
| Age-Periods. | LAMBETH. | LONDON. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Populations (middle 1903). | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1903. Corrected. Uncorrected. | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1903 Uncorrected. | Average of Ten Years, 1881-90, per 1000. | ||||
| 0—5 | 38046 | 51.8 | 40.9 | 51.04 | 68.4 | ||
| 5—20 | 86678 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 4.3 |
| 20—40 | 108686 | 5.01 | 5.5 | 7.7 | |||
| 40—60 | 57167 | 16.7 | 60.5 | 17.2 | 20.2 | ||
| 60—80 | 20569 | 50.6 | 59.4 | 53.9 | 62.8 | 63.3 | |
| 80 and upwards | 1565 | 175.1 | 180.8 | 206.3 | |||
| *Under 1 year | 7445 | 125.5 | 131.7 | 131.5 | 152.0 | ||
| All Ages | 307711 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 20.5 | ||
The Age-periods adopted in previous Lambeth Reports, are used for purposes of comparison, though
it is considered more accurate to sub-divide as follows:—1-5, 5-15, 15-25, 25-35, 35-45, 45-55, 55-65,
65-75, 75-85, 85 and over.
*N.B.—The Rates under 1 year are given in terms of 1000 births.