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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 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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The third Table gives the death rates of London, of the
South Districts of london, of the Parish of Lambeth, and of each
of its eight sub.divisions ; whence it appears that the death.rate
of Lambeth was less than that of the entire Metropolis, and
considerably less than that of the South Districts of the Metropolis,
among which.it is situated. Had the mortality of Lambeth
been proportionate to the mortality of the Metropolis, there would
have been 3,839 deaths registered, instead of 3,499.
TABLE III.
| Population in 1851. | Increase per cent, per annum. | Estimated Population in 1857. | Deaths in 1857. | Mortality per 10,000. | Living to One Death. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The following Table of the death.rates in the last three
years, shews us that the mortality of Lambeth is habitually lower
than that of the entire Metropolis. But it also shews that the
death.rate of Lambeth has been gradually rising. This is