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Lambeth 1864

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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South Lambeth Road—From Vauxhall Cross to Clapham
Road, new 3-inch York paving to foot-way, on one side.
Thornton Street, Brixton Road.—Foot-ways kerbed
with new 12*6 Granite flat kerb, paved their whole width
with new 2½-inch York; roadway formed, made up with
core and gravel.
Camberwell New Road.—New 3-inch York paving to
foot-way, upon one side of the road, so far as the Parish
extends, from Brixton Road to Camberwell Green.
Harleyford Road.—From Oval to Upper Kennington
Lane, new 3-inch York paving to foot-way, on one side.
willcox Road.—Foot-ways kerbed with new 12*6-inch
Granite kerb, and paved with 2½-inch York; the road-way
properly formed, made up with core, and gravelled.
Of the foregoing works, those in Thornton Street and Willcox
Road have been executed under the compulsory powers of
the Metropolis Management Act, and the cost of the works
have been charged upon the Owners, and paid to the Vestry.
Proceedings under these powers have also been taken in
respect to—
£
Meadow Road, at an estimated cost of 460
Chancellor and Buccleugh Roads 420
Saint George's Place 354
Hamilton Road 2,332
Mawbey Estate 2,900
Burton Road 860
Lambeth Mews 345
Jeffries' Road 987
Hanover Square 449
Vaughan Road, and other streets, Cold Harbour Lane 1,590
Stockwell Crescent, Clapham Road 70
These proceedings are in various stages: in Hamilton
Road, Chancellor Road, and Mawbey Estate, the money has
been paid and the works are about to be commenced. The
exercise of these powers, by the Vestry, are found to work
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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 1864; also the death-rate of each of the Districts and Divisions

for the year 1864.

DISTRICTS.Population in 1861.Increase per cent per ann.Estimated Population in 1864.Deaths in 1864Mortality per 10,000.Persons living to one death.
London2,803,9891.732,950,00377.723263.438.9
South Districts773,1752.28826,05921,037252.239.2
Lambeth162,0441.61169,8684,245249.840.0
Waterloo Road,—1st part15,2690.8015,635343219.345.5
Waterloo Road,—2nd part18,6400.1518,721484258.538.6
Lambeth Church,—1st part19,8390.7520,283556274.136.4
"Lambeth Church,—2nd part29,5420.9830,4091,054346.632.3
Kennington,—1st part80,7852.4032,999767232.443.0
Kennington,—2nd part20,4400.8120,935478228.343.7
Brixton20,0673.2222,005401182.254.8
f Norwood7,4626.488,911162181.755.0
*Excluding the Adult Workhouse, situated in this District the. Death-rate would be 243.9, Instead Of 346.6, per 10000 inhabitants †Excluding the infant Workhouse, situated in this District, the Death-rate would be 169.7, instead of 181.7 per 10,000 inhabitants.