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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: Births, 1937. The total number of Births registered (uncorrected) is 5,582, of which details are set out in Table A. The correctcd number of births, however, is 3,871, showing a birth-rate of 14.14 per 1,000 of the estimated population.

Births, 1937. The total number of Births registered (uncorrected) is 5,582, of which details are set out in Table A. The correctcd number of births, however, is 3,871, showing a birth-rate of 14.14 per 1,000 of the estimated population.

Total registeredInward transfersOutward transfersCorrected numbers
Legitimate Males ...2,6944061,2671,833
Legitimate Females2,5664311,2011,796
Illegitimate Males1806199142
Illegitimate Females1423878102
Totals5,5829362,6453,873

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Notification of Births.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
The Notification of Births Act, 1907, was adopted throughout
the Borough, and came into operation on 9th March, 1908.

Table: Of the total 5,774 notified births, 4,541 took place in Institutions, and of these, 1 ,£61 belong to Lambeth, and 2,680 to outside districts, thus :—

Of the total 5,774 notified births, 4,541 took place in Institutions, and of these, 1 ,£61 belong to Lambeth, and 2,680 to outside districts, thus :—

Institutions.Lambeth CasesStrangersTotals
General Lying-in Hospital3398261,165
St. Thomas's Hospital268328596
Lambeth Hospital456469925
Clapham Maternity Hospital126430556
King's College Hospital178498674
•Lambeth Council Maternity Home4146420
Other Nursing Homes (private)80125205
Totals1,8612,6804,541

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* 6 of the applicants moved out of the Borough after booking.