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Lambeth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE A.
Giving the number of Births and the Birth-Rates in each New Registration Sub-District of the Borough of Lambeth during 1907 (arranged Quarterly).
| Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Births. | Total for the Year 1907. | Rate per 1000 Inhabitants. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | |||
| Waterloo1 | 384 | 376 | 349 | 378 | 1487 | 56.6* |
| Lambeth Church | 197 | 204 | 186 | 162 | 749 | 28.1 |
| Kennington† | 405 | 398 | 385 | 401 | 1589 | 29.2† |
| Stockwell§ | 531 | 516 | 489 | 471 | 2007 | 301§ |
| Brixton | 425 | 410 | 396 | 390 | 1621 | 20.2 |
| Norwood | 310 | 313 | 284 | 290 | 1197 | 18.4 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 2252 | 2217 | 2089 | 2092 | 8650 | |
* Including Lying-in Hospital (718 cases, of which 187 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
non-Lambethian births) = 36.4.
† Including Workhouse (220 cases, of which 200 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
non-Lambethian births) = 28.8.
§ Including Maternity Hospital (458 cases, of which 106 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
non-Lambethian births) = 24.8.
Inner Districts, 34.3; Outer Districts, 21.5 per 1000—uncorrected (whole Borough=27.2).
Inner Districts, 30.4; Outer Districts, 21.5 per 1000—corrected (i.e., excluding non-Lambethian births,
whole Borough =25.1).
N.B.—The births in Stockwell new Sub-District are divided equally between the Inner and Outer SubDistricts
of the Borough for the purpose of calculating rates.