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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 1916
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1916
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TABLE B. Showing Populations (Estimated), Uncorrected Births, Corrected Deaths at all ages, under 1 year, under 5 years, and from the 7 chief Zymotic diseases and Uncorrected Deaths in Public Institutions, in the Borough of Lambeth during 1916, and for the years 1911-1915, together with the averages for the two decennia 1891-1900 (Parish) and 1901-1910 (Borough).
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Births Registered. | Corrected Numbers of Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions in Lambeth (uncorrected). | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Ages. | Under 5 Years. | Under 1 Year. | Deaths from 7 Chief Zymotic Diseases. | ||||
| 1916 | 283729 | 7980 | 4212 | 565 | 854 | 248 | 3078 |
| 1915 | 284188 | 7878 | 4653 | 683 | 1047 | 335 | 2550 |
| 1914 | 297094 | 8188 | 4269 | 728 | 1020 | 375 | 2204 |
| 1913 | 297139 | 8341 | 4280 | 733 | 1094 | 369 | 2015 |
| 297550 | 1912 | 8168 | 3925 | 598 | 917 | 287 | 1872 |
| 1911 | 297957 | 8405 | 899 | 4380 | 1336 | 569 | 1862 |
| Averages— 1901-10 (Borough) | 314566.8 | 8846.9 | 4709.6 | 1020.1 | 1503.5 | 475.1 | 1816.8 |
| 1891-1900 (Parish) | 294049.7 | 9295.4 | 5405.3 | 1358.5 | 2070.2 | 700.4 | 1568.5 |
Note.—(a) Enumerated Population at Census 1901 was 301,895. (ft) Enumerated Population at Census 1911 was 298,058.
(c) Families or separate occupiers = 70,887 (1901) and 70,827 (1911).
N.B.—The estimated populations for 1915 and 1916 are the estimates of civil populations only, based upon the estimate for the
whole country (England and Wales), and on the numbers of persons in the Borough of Lambeth according to the Census, 1911,
and the National Register in 1915 and 1916 respectively.