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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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TABLE A. Giving the number of Births and the Birth-Rates in each New Registration Sub-District of the Borough of Larnbeth during 1909 (arranged Quarterly).
| New Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Births. | Total for the Year 1909. | Rate per 1000 Inhabitants. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | |||
| Waterloo1 | 393 | 370 | 361 | 360 | 1484 | 57•3 |
| Lambeth Church | 219 | 171 | 175 | 156 | 721 | 27•2 |
| Kennington† | 424 | 364 | 370 | 343 | 1501 | 27•3 |
| Stockwell§ | 496 | 516 | 503 | 424 | 1939 | 28•6 |
| Brixton | 406 | 407 | 372 | 416 | 1601 | 19•4 |
| Norwood | 293 | 306 | 319 | 281 | 1199 | 18•0 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 2231 | 2134 | 2100 | 1980 | 8445 | 26•4 |
*lncluding Lying-in Hospital (803 cases, of which 224 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
non-Lambethian births) =34.9.
†lncluding Workhouse (203 cases, of which 178 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
non-Lambethian births) =26.8.
§lncluding Maternity Hospital (469 cases, of which 111 belong to Larnbeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
non-Lambethian births)=23.3.
Inner Districts, 33.1; Outer Districts, 20.6 per 1000—uncorrected (whole Borough = 26.4).
Inner Districts, 27.5; Outer Districts, 19.7 per 1000—corrected (i.e., excluding non-Lambethian births,
whole Borough =23.1.)
N.B.—The births in Stockwell new Sub-District are divided equally between the Inner and Outer SubDistricts
of the Borough for the purpose of calculating rates in this Table.