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than one-eighteenth of the entire Metropolis ; in 1870, having
increased more rapidly, the population of the parish of Lambeth
formed more than one-sixteenth of the whole Metropolis.
The Mortality of Lambeth continues to compare very favourably
with that of the whole Metropolis; as well as that of the
Southern District, of which it is part. The Mortality of the
whole of London for the year, being at the rate of 240 per ten
thousand of the inhabitants; that of the Southern District, 234
per ten thousand inhabitants, and of Lambeth, 225 per tenthousand
inhabitants.
The four most healthy districts during the year were the
Brixton, Kennington 2nd part, Norwood, and Kennington 1st
part districts. The mortality in the Brixton district being 171
per ten thousand inhabitants; in the Kennington 2nd part, '82
per ten thousand inhabitants; in the Norwood, 194 per ten
thousand inhabitants, and in the Kennington 1st part, 208 per
ten thousand inhabitants. The four less healthy districts were
the Waterloo Road 1st part, Lambeth Church 1st and 2nd
parts, and Waterloo Road 2nd part districts. The mortality in
the Waterloo Road, 1st part district, being 235 per ten thousand
inhabitants ; In the Lambeth Church 1st part, 242 per ten
thousand inhabitants; in the Lambeth Church 2nd part, 254
per ten thousand inhabitants; and in the Waterloo Road, 2nd
part, 256 per ten thousand inhabitants.
By the same Table it is also shown that one person amongst
every 41 living, died in London during the year; one amongst
42 living, died in the South District ; and one amongst every
44 living, died in the whole of Lambeth. In the Waterloo
Road 1st part district, one amongst 42 living died during the
year ; in the Waterloo Road 2nd part district, one amongst 39
living; in the Lambeth Church 1st part district, one amongst
41 living; in the Lambeth Church 2nd part district (including
the Workhouse) one amongst 31 living; in the Kennington