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18
Claybury 12
Colney Hatch 5
Darenth 6
Dartford 21
Grove Hall Asylum1
Hanwell 6
Hoxton House
Asylum 4
H.M. Prison,
ville 2
H.M. Prison, Wandsworth
1
Leavesden 9
In Train, L. C. & D.
Railway 1
L. & S. W. Railway 1
Private Addresses 7
River Thames 6
Royal Dockyard 1
Royal Palace Hotel,
Kensington 1
S.S. Eagle, Greenwich
Pier 7
Streets 1
Victoria Station 1
Total 560
Summary.
1. General Hospials 157
II. Special and Fever Hospitals 193
III. Infirmaries and Workhouses 15
IV. Asylums 161
V. Elsewhere (unclassifiable) 34
560
Whether the corrected or uncorrected death-rates for the
Borough of Lambeth (as a whole) be taken, they are very satisfactory
for the year 1902, the second year of existence of the
newly-formed Borough. Sub-dividing the death-rates amongst
the several Registration Sub Districts, it will be noted that the
Inner Districts, e.g., Waterloo, Lambeth Church 1st and 2nd,
have, collectively and individually, suffered more than the Outer
Districts, e.g., Kennington 1st and 2nd, Brixton and Norwood.
So, too, if the death-rates be sub-divided amongst the 9 new
Wards, it will also be noted that the Inner Wards, e.g., Marsh,
Bishop's, Prince's, and Vauxhall, have collectively, and (with the
exception of Prince's) individually, suffered more than the Outer
Wards, e.g., Stockwell, Brixton, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill and
Norwood.
The Inner Districts are more congested than the Outer, and as
a general law it is found that the more congested a district
(houses over area), the higher the mortality, and the greater the
morbidity. The status of the inhabitants and the general