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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE B.
Showing Populations (Estimated), Uncorrected Registered Births, Corrected Deaths at all ages, under 1 year, under 5 years, and from the 7 chief Zymotic diseases, during 1938, the 4 previous years and the averages for the four decennia 1891-1900, 1901-1910, 1911-1920, and 1921-1930.
| Year | Estimated Population | Number of Births Registered | Corrected Numbers of Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | Under 5 years | Deaths from 7 Chief Zymotic Diseases | |||
| 1938 | 272,800 | 5,660 | 3,259 | 196 | 257 | 77 |
| 1937 | 273,800 | 5,582 | 3,616 | 266 | 333 | 92 |
| 1936 | 277,500 | 5,542 | 3.481 | 230 | 308 | 93 |
| 1935 | 279,900 | 5,493 | 3,402 | 225 | 267 | 71 |
| 1934 | 283,900 | 5,789 | 3,619 | 255 | 408 | 167 |
| Averages (10 years)— | ||||||
| 1921-1930 (Borough) | 304,720 | 7,662 | 3,794 | 354 | 550 | 171 |
| 1911-1920 (Borough) | 286,786 | 8,027 | 4,282 | 619 | 958 | 326 |
| 1901-1910 (Borough) | 314,566 | 8,846 | 4,709 | 1,020 | 1,503 | 475 |
| 1891-1900 (Parish) | 294,049 | 9,295 | 5,405 | 1,358 | 2,070 | 700 |
Note—Enumerated Population at Census 1901 was 301,895; at Census 1911 was 298,058; at Census 1921 was
302,868, and at Census 1931 was 296,147. Families or separate occupiers = 70.887 (1901), 70,827 (1911), 78,399 (1921),
and 83,777 (1931).