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Lambeth 1913
[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 Registration Sub-District of the Borough of Lambeth during 1913 (arranged Quarterly).
| Registration Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | No. of Births. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total for the Year 1913. | Rate per 1000 Inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Church* | 606 | 572 | 578 | 610 | 2366 | 51.2 |
| Kennington† | 307 | 302 | 315 | 308 | 1232 | 25.8 |
| Stockwell§ | 548 | 493 | 489 | 483 | 2013 | 323 |
| Brixton | 386 | 383 | 412 | 370 | 1551 | 20.1 |
| Norwood | 336 | 305 | 269 | 269 | 1179 | 18.6 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 2183 | 2055 | 2063 | 2040 | 8341 | 28.1 |
*lncluding Lying-in Hospital (695 cases, of which 188 belong to London)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
all the Lying-in Hospital births) = 36.1.
†ncluding Workhouse (223 cases, of which 206 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
all the Workhouse births) = 21.2.
§lncluding Maternity Hospital (594 cases, of which 138 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
all the Maternity births) = 22.8.
Inner Districts, 37.02; Outer Districts, 21.6 per 1,000—uncorrected (whole Borough = 28.1).
Inner Districts, 27.3; Outer Districts, 19.9 per 1,000—corrected (i.e., excluding all Institutional births,
whole Borough = 22.9).
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 th e comparative rates of such Sub-Districts.