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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 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 |