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Lambeth 1914
[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 1914 (arranged Quarterly).
| Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Births. | Total for the Year 1914. | Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | |||
| Lambeth Church* | 569 | 594 | 581 | 569 | 2313 | 50.1 |
| Kennington† | 283 | 318 | 288 | 288 | 1177 | 24.7 |
| Stockwell § | 509 | 477 | 491 | 490 | 1967 | 31.6 |
| Brixton | 403 | 393 | 382 | 363 | 1541 | 19.9 |
| Norwood | 283 | 308 | 309 | 290 | 1190 | 18.7 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 2047 | 2090 | 2051 | 2000 | 8188 | 27.6 |
*Including Lying-in Hospital (774 cases, of which 210 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding all the Lying-in
Hospital births) = 33.3.
†Including Workhouse (135 cases, of which 112 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding all the Workhouse births
= 21.9.
§Including Maternity Hospital (574 cases, of which 153 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding all the Maternity
births) =22.4.
Inner Districts, 36.02; Outer Districts, 21.5 per 1,000—uncorrected (whole Borough =27.6).—Inner Districts, 26.4; Outer
Districts, 19.8 per 1,000—corrected (i.e. excluding all Institutional births, whole Borough = 22.6.,
N.B.—The births in Stockwell new Sub-District are divided equally between the Inner and Outer Sub-Districts of the Borough
for the purpose of calculating the comparative rates of such Sub-districts.