Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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STATEMENT OF NEW WORKS AND
IMPROVEMENTS
Carried out under the direction of the General Purposes Committee,
during year ending 25th March, 1864.
Lambeth Walk.— New 3-in. York paving Granite,
12x8, flat kerb, and paved channels from Mill Street to
Princes Road; the remainder of the footway relaid and
made good ; the roadway repaired and made-up throughout.
Rumsey Road.—New 12 x 6 granite edge kerb; footways
gravelled ; and road-way formed and made-up with
hard core, and faced with rough gravel.
Kennington Oval,—Footway, on north side, from
Harleyford Street to Harleyford Road, paved with 3-in. York;
the old kerb reset, jointed, and back-jointed.
Park Street.—Foot-way paved with new 3-in. York ;
old kerb jointed and reset, and made good with new,
James Street, Lambeth Walk.—New 3-in. York paving
to footways; kerb reset, jointed, and made good.
Crozier Street.—New 3-in. York paving to footway
on north side.
Wandsworth Road.—New 3-in. York paving laid on
both sides of the road, from Nine Elms to the boundary of
Palish.
Walton Terrace, South Lambeth.—New granite
kerb, and York paving to foot-way; road-way properly
TABLE IV.
Gives the Population of London, the South Districts of London, the Parish of Lambeth, and each of its eight
Sub-divisions, in 1861, with the estimated increase in 1863; also the death-rate of each of the Districts and
Divisions for the year 1863.
DISTRICTS. | Population in 1861. | Increase per cent per ann. | Estimated Population in 1863. | Deaths in 1863. (53 Weeks.) | Mortality per 10,000—53 weeks | Persons living to one death. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
london | 2,803,989 | 1.73 | 2,901,005 | 72,346 | 249.3 | 40.0 |
South Districts | 773,175 | 2.28 | 808,431 | 19,342 | 239.2 | 41.2 |
Lambeth | 162,044 | 1.61 | 167,260 | 3,828 | 228.8 | 43.6 |
Waterloo Road,—1st part | 15,269 | 0.80 | 15,513 | 366 | 23.9 | 42.3 |
Waterloo Road,—2nd part | 18,640 | 0.15 | 18,694 | 437 | 233.7 | 42.7 |
Lambeth Church,—1st part | 19,839 | 0.75 | 20,135 | 458 | 222.4 | 43.9 |
Lambeth Church,—2nd part | 29,542 | 0.98 | 30,120 | 967 | 321.0 | 31.1 |
Kennington,—1st part | 30,785 | 2.40 | 32,261 | 629 | 194.9 | 51.2 |
Kennington,—2nd part | 20,440 | 0.81 | 20,770 | 413 | 198.8 | 50.2 |
Brixton | 20,067 | 3.22 | 21,359 | 415 | 194.2 | 51.4 |
†Norwood | 7,462 | 6.48 | 8,428 | 143 | 169.6 | 58.9 |