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Lambeth 1915
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1915
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TABLE A. Giving number of Births and Birth-Rates in each Registration Sub-District of the Borough of Lambeth during 1915 (arranged Quarterly).
| Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Births. | Total for the Year 1915. | Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | |||
| Lambeth Church1 | 661 | 589 | 580 | 576 | 2406 | 54.7 |
| Kennington † | 308 | 289 | 224 | 237 | 1058 | 23.3 |
| Stockwell § | 501 | 472 | 460 | 480 | 1913 | 32.1 |
| Brixton | 385 | 372 | 363 | 333 | 1453 | 19.6 |
| Norwood | 317 | 263 | 238 | 230 | 1048 | 17.2 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 2172 | 1985 | 1865 | 1856 | 7878 | 27.7 |
*Including Lying-in Hospital (543 cases, of which 183 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding all the Lying-in
Hospital births) = 42.3.
† lncluding Workhouse (117 cases, of which 92 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding all the Workhouse births
= 20.7.
§Including Maternity Hospital (503 cases, of which 141 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding all the Maternity
births) = 23.7.
Inner Districts, 37.3 ; Outer Districts, 20.9 per 1,000—uncorrected (whole Borough =27.7).—Inner Districts, 29.6; Outer
Districts, 19.3 per 1,000—corrected i.e. excluding all Institutional births ( whole Borough = 23.6.)
N.B.—The births in Stockwell Sub-District are divided equally between the Inner and Outer Sub-Districts of the Borough
for the purpose of calculating the comparative rates of such Sub-districts.
The births are those of infants of (a) civilians and (b) non-civilians, whereas the estimated populations are civil
populations only. The rates are, consequently, untrustworthy.