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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 1905
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1905
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TABLE Shewing Mortalities in Lambeth Borough at different Age-Periods during 1905, compared with (1) those for London 1905, and (2) the averages for London, for years 1881-90.
| Age-Periods. | LAMBETH. | LONDON. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Populations (middle 1905). | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1905. | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1905. Uncorrected. | Average of Ten Years, 1881-90, per 1000. | ||||
| Corrected. | Uncorrected. | ||||||
| 0—5 | 33621 | 43.3 | 48.9 | 48.5 | 68.4 | ||
| 5—20 | 88183 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 4.3 |
| 20—40 | 110568 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 7.7 | |||
| 40—60 | 58158 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 20.2 | |||
| 60—80 | 20923 | 56.3 | 66.3 | 66.0 | 58.4 | 65.8 | 63.3 |
| 80 and upwards | 1592 | 190.3 | 192.7 | 206.3 | |||
| *Under 1 year | 7575 | 114.8 | 127.6 | 131.4 | 152.0 | ||
| All Ages | 313045 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 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,