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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 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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| Year 1 | Population estimated to middle of each Year. 2 | Total Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions 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. | ||||||
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| Number. 3 | Rate.' 4 | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | ||||||||||
| Number. 12 | Rate.* 13 | ||||||||||||
| Number. 5 | Rate per iooo 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 | ]303 | 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 | 9592 | 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 for years 1891-1900 | 294049.7 | 9295.3 | 31.6 | 1403.9 | 151.03 | 5716.7 | 19.4 | 1563.5 | 670.8 | 4066 | 5405*3 | 18.4 | |
| Boro' 1909 | 324188 | 8445 | 26.4 | 901 | 106.7 | 4876 | 15.04 | 1994 | 826 | 490 | 4540 | 14.0 | |
*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. The deaths included in column 12 are the numbers in column 7, corrected by the subtraction of ihe numbers n column 10 and
the addition of the numbers in column 11.
By the term "Non-Residents" is meant 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 Ditrict on account of sickness or infirmity, and have died in
public institutions elsewhere.
The "Public Institutions "(taken into ac ount for the purpose of these tables) are those into which persons are habitually received on account
of sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals, workhouses and lunatic asylums. A list of the institutions in respect of th deaths in which corrections
have been made, will be found on pp. 15-17, 98-101 of the Report. The Union Workhcus s are situated within the District.
Area of Lambetb Borough in acres Total population at all ages 301895
(exclusive of area covered by water)6 Statute Acres. Number of inhabited houses 41511 At Census of 1901.
Average number of persons per house 73