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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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The standard of nutrition of Lambeth children on entering the County Council Schools is of interest when read in conjunction with the unemployment figures in the preceding tables :—
| 1932—3,606 Children | 1933—3,409 Children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Average | Below Normal | Good | Average | Below Normal | |
| Children | 867 | 2,528 | 210 | 733 | 2,431 | 244 |
| Lambeth (%) | 24% | 70.2% | 5.8% | 21.5% | 71.3% | 7.2% |
| London (%) | 22% | 73.5% | 4.5% | 20.5% | 75.4% | 4.1% |
Vital Statistics.
The population of the Borough of Lambeth at the mid-year
1933, has been estimated by the Registrar-General to be 289,000,
which is less by 3,300 than the official estimated population of 1932.
The following Table shows both actual numbers and the percentage of total deaths in the various age groups. It is of interest to note that the number of deaths in the age period 65 and over was almost one-half the total deaths:—
| All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,789 | 249 | 52 | 39 | 85 | 122 | ||
| 100% | 6.57% | 1.37% | 1.03% | 2.24% | 3.22% | ||
| 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | ||
| 160 | 203 | 401 | 608 | 865 | 1,005 | ||
| 4.22% | 5.36% | 10.58% | 16.05% | 22.83% | 26.53% | ||