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Lambeth 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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they live, are also matters to bear in mind when dealing with this
subject.
Taking the Registration Sub-Districts (Table E), and the new Wards (Table F), into which the Borough is sub-divided, the corrected death-rates for 1906 will be found to vary between the Inner and the Outer Districts as follows :—
| 1906. | Registration Sub-Districts. | New Wards. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner. | Outer. | Inner. | Outer. | |
| General Death-rate (corrected) | 20.5 | 12.8 | 18.4 | 12.1 |
| Zymotic Death-rate (corrected) | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Of the Registration Sub-Districts, Waterloo has the highest,
and Norwood the lowest, general death-rates, and Lambeth
Church 2nd the highest, and Norwood the lowest, zymotic deathrates
; whilst of the New Wards, Marsh has the highest, and
Tulse Hill the lowest, general death-rates, and Bishop's the
highest, and Tulse Hill the lowest, zymotic death rates.
Tables G, H and I shew the uncorrected returns (male and
female) arranged as to Registration Sub-Districts, age periods,
and quarters respectively, and are given for comparison with
similiar tables in former Lambeth Reports.
The place that the Borough of Lambeth takes during 1906 in the
Registrar-General's corrected Returns amongst the' Metropolitan
Districts is satisfactory, there being 16 other districts (out of
29) with a less general death-rate, 14 with a less zymotic
death-rate, and 10 with a less infantile mortality-rate. Taking
the 10 South Metropolitan Districts, Lewisham has the smallest
general death-rate per 1000 of the population, viz.: 12.0, and