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Lambeth 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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TABLE I.
DISTRICTS.
Fnumerated
Population in
1871.
Estimated
Population
30th Sept. 1876.
Births,
l876—7.
Birth-rate
per 1000
Population.
Deaths,
1676—7.
Deduct
Deaths of
Strangers in
Hospitals.
Death-rate
per 1000 of
Population.
Persons
living to one
Death.
Waterloo Road 1st part
14,074
17,417
621
36.23
358
10
19.98
50.0
Ditto 2nd „
18,405
17,120
839
49.00
358
8
20.44
48.9
Lambeth Ch. 1st part
19,492
20,251
817
40.34
759
240
25.63
39.0
Ditto 2nd „
35,833
38,040
1765
45.33
1067
• ••
27.40
36.5
Kennington 1st part
41,286
44,921
1562
84.77
829
18.45
54.2
Ditto 2nd „
31,221
33,821
1121
33.07
534
• ••
15.75
63.5
Brixton
35,435
46,793
1671
35.71
1167
261
10.36
51.6
Norwood
12,536
14,588
560
38.38
257
• ••
17.61
56.8
Totals Lambeth 1876-7
208,342
233,927
8966
38.33
5329
519
20.56
48.6
Ditto ditto 1875-6
230,204
8567
37.21
5445
354
22.11
45.2
The rate of mortality appears to be high in Lambeth Church 2nd part, but the returns comprise 370 in the
Workhouse Infirmary.