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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE Shewing Mortalities in Lambeth Borough at different Age-periods during 1907, compared with (1) those for London 1907, and (2) the averages for London 1881-90.
| Age-Periods. | LAMBETH. | LONDON. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Populations (middle 1907). | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1907. Corrected. Uncorrected. | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1907. Uncorrected. | Average of Ten Years, 1881 - 90, per 1000. | |||
| 0—5 | 34212 | 42.6 | 47.8 | 43.9 | 68.4 | |
| 5—20 | 89731 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 20—40 | 112508 | 4.7 | 5.04 | 7.7 | ||
| 40—60 | 59178 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 20.2 | ||
| 60—80 | 21289 | 55.8 | 67.0 | 66.4 | 59.6 | 63.3 |
| 80 and upwards | 1620 | 214.8 | 211.1 | 206.3 | ||
| *Under 1 year (Births) | 8650 | 108.8 | l20.7 | 117.9 | 152.0 | |
| All Ages | 318538 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 20.5 | |
The Age-periods adopted in previous Lambeth Reports, are used for purposes of comparison, though
it is considered more accurate to sub-divide as follows:—1-5, 5-15, 15-25, 25-35, 35-45, 45-55, 55-65,
65-75, 75-85, 85 and over.
*N.B.—The Rates under 1 year are given in terms of 1000 births.