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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 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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TABLE IV.
| DISTRICT. | Population in 1841. | Population in 1851. | Annual rate of Increase between 1841 and 1851. | Population in 1861. | Annual rate of Increase between 1851 and 1861. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth* | 115,888 116,072 | 139,325 | 1.97 | 162,008 | 1.51 |
| South Districts | 502,548 503,346 | 616,635 | 2.09 | 772,892 | 2.27 |
| London | 1948,417 | 2,362,236 | 1.98 | 2,803,034 | 1.72 |
During the 1851—61 period, the excess of registered
births over registered deaths, in Lambeth, was 19,884, or
nearly 2,000 annually. But the actual increase of population
being 22,683, the difference in the two numbers, or 2799,
represents the excess of imported above exported population.
According to the 1861 census, the number of persons to a
house throughout Lambeth is almost exactly 7. During the
1841—51 period the number of inhabited houses increased by
2,656, i.e. from 17,791 to 20,447; or in other words, an
additional house to every 8f persons. During the 1851—61
period, the number of inhabited houses increased by 2,554, ie.
from 20,447 to 23,001; but this somewhat smaller increase
nevertheless corresponds to one additional house for every
8 persons.
In accordance with the results of previous years, the death
rate of Lambeth in the past year 1860, was considerably lower
* The actual populations of Lambeth and the South Districts, returned in
the 1841 census, were 115,888 and 502,548 respectively. They have been increased
to 110,072 and 503,346 respectively to make allowance for the Police on duty,
who in that particular census were not returned in districts. The rate of increase
in the 1841—51 period has been calculated from the formula