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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: The total number of Births registered (uncorrected) is 5,660, of which details are set out in Table A. The corrected, number of births, however, is 3,846, showing a birth-rate of 14.09 per 1,000 of the estimated population.

The total number of Births registered (uncorrected) is 5,660, of which details are set out in Table A. The corrected, number of births, however, is 3,846, showing a birth-rate of 14.09 per 1,000 of the estimated population.

Corrected numbers.
Legitimate Males1,831
Legitimate Females1,750
Illegitimate Males144
Illegitimate Females121
Total3,846

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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 5,886 notified births, 4,719 took place in Institutions, and of these, 1,853 belong to Lambeth, and 2,866 to outside districts, thus :—

Of the total 5,886 notified births, 4,719 took place in Institutions, and of these, 1,853 belong to Lambeth, and 2,866 to outside districts, thus :—

Institutions.Lambeth CasesStrangersTotals
General Lying-in Hospital3118191,130
St. Thomas's Hospital275353628
Lambeth Hospital5324901,022
" Annie McCall " Maternity Hospital129474603
King's College Hospital167614781
*Lambeth Council Maternity Home3794383
Other Nursing Homes (private)60112172
Totals1,8532,8664,719

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