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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 1895
Report on vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1895...
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TABLE E.
Shewing Mortalities in Lambeth at different Age-Periods compared with (1) those for London, 1895. and (2) the averages for London for years 1881—90.
| Age-periods. | LAMBETH. | LONDON. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Populations(Middle 1895) | Mortality Ratesper 1000Population, 1895 | Mortality Ratesper 1000Population, 1895Uncorrected. | Average of TenYears,1881-90,per 1000. | |||
| Corrected. | Uncorrected. | |||||
| 0—5 | 33724 | 64.8 | 69.2 | 67.08 | 68.4 | |
| 5—20 | 86314 | 3.01 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 4.3 |
| 20—40 | 96093 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.7 | ||
| 40—60 | 49347 | 19.07 | 20.3 | 20.2 | ||
| 60—80 | 18079 | 67.8 | 76.9 | 67.2 | 63.3 | |
| 80 and upwards | 1328 | 212.3 | 212.9 | 206.2 | ||
| *Under 1 year | 7368 | 152.0 | 156.3 | 166.0 | 152.0 | |
| All Ages | 284885 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 20.5 | |
I have used the Age-Periods adopted in previous Lambeth Reports, though it is considered more accurate to sub-divide
as follows :— 1— 5, 5—10, 15—25, 25—35, 35—45, 45—55, 55—65, 65—75, 75—85, 85 and over.
* N.B.—The Rates under 1 year are given in terms of 1000 births.