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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Vital Statistics
The population of the Borough of Lambeth for the year 1947
has been estimated by the Registrar General to be 223,670, which
is greater by 13,760 than the official estimated population of 1946.
The following table shows both actual numbers and the
percentages 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 more than 60 per cent. of the total deaths.
The principal causes of death were heart disease which claimed 882 or 30.23 per cent. of the total deaths and cancer 458 or 15.70 per cent. and influenza, bronchitis and pneumonia, 419 or 14.3 per cent.
| All ages | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over |
| 2,917 | 169 | 15 | 20 | 254 | 693 | 1,766 |
| 100 per cent. | 5.79 per cent. | 0.51 per cent. | 0.69 per cent. | 8.71 per cent. | 23.76 per cent. | 60.54 per cent. |
During the year the number of births corrected by inward and
outward transfers was 5,166, giving a corrected birth rate of 23.10
compared with 22.89 in 1946, an increase of 0.21 per 1000,
population.
Maternal Mortality
The maternal mortality is expressed as the number of deaths
attributed to puerperal and post-abortive sepsis and other
maternal causes for each 1,000 live births. Maternal deaths
numbered 8, giving a rate of 1.51 compared with 0.61 in 1946.