Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Summary of Vital and Mortal Statistics, &c.
(The comparable figures for the previous year appear
in brackets.)
Area of Borough.—4,083 statute acres (inclusive of land and inland
water, but exclusive of tidal water and foreshore), divided into
4 Registration Sub-Districts, 4 Parliamentary Divisions, and
12 Wards. The Parliamentary Divisions and Registration SubDistricts
have been adjusted so that they and the Wards are
co-terminus.
Births (corrected)—3,008.
Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population corrected,
18.48 (16.87).
Deaths (corrected)—2,863.
Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population, 17.56
(16.87).
Maternal mortality (corrected) per 1,000 total births (live and
still), 2.66 (2.81).
Infantile mortality, 52 (60).
Marriages.
Marriage rate per 1,000 population, 9.15 (9.18).
England and Wales. | London. | |
---|---|---|
Birth rate | 17.6 (16.5) | 15.0 (15.8) |
Death rate | 11.6 (12.1) | 15.7 (15.0) |
Infantile mortality | 46 (49) | 46 (58) |
Puerperal causes | 1.93 | not available |