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Lambeth 1904
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Regestered in the District. | Total Dkatbs in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions, in tile District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public lustitu-tions beyond the District. | Nktt Deaths at all Aqks belosoinq 10 the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate.® | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | ||||||||||
| Number. | Rate.* | ||||||||||||
| Number. | Bate per 1000 Births, registered. | Number. | Rate.4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Parish. | 1891 | 276162 | 9097 | 32.9 | 1433 | 157.2 | 6078 | 21.9 | 1438 | 539 | 351 | 5886 | 2.13 |
| 1892 | 280032 | 9226 | 32.9 | 1303 | 141.2 | 5794 | 20.7 | 1578 | 651 | 314 | 5457 | 19-.5 | |
| 1893 | 283956 | 9222 | 32.5 | 1415 | 148.5 | 6165 | 21.7 | 1741 | 811 | 338 | 5219 | 18.4 | |
| 1894 | 287935 | 9231 | 32.1 | 1264 | 136.9 | 5213 | 18.1 | 1484 | 775 | 399 | 4837 | 16.8 | |
| 1895 | 291970 | 9341 | 31.9 | 1470 | 157.4 | 5857 | 20.6 | 1511 | 702 | 404 | 5559 | 19.0 | |
| 1896 | 296061 | 9592 | 32.4 | 1371 | 142.9 | 5370 | 18.1 | 1588 | 705 | 433 | 5098 | 17.2 | |
| 1897 | 300048 | 9388 | 31.3 | 1459 | 155.4 | 5486 | 18.3 | 1546 | 664 | 429 | 5251 | 17.5 | |
| 1898 | 304073 | 9256 | 30.4 | 1447 | 156.3 | 5567 | 18.3 | 1543 | 592 | 455 | 5430 | 17.9 | |
| 1899 | 308108 | 9433 | 30.6 | 1527 | 161.9 | 6064 | 19.7 | 1680 | 663 | 485 | 5886 | 19.1 | |
| 1900 | 312152 | 9167 | 29.4 | 1350 | 147.3 | 5578 | 17.9 | 1576 | 606 | 458 | 5430 | 17.4 | |
| Averages for years 1891-1900 | 294049.7 | 9295.3 | 31.6 | 1403.9 | 151.03 | 57167 | 19.4 | 1568.5 | 670.8 | 406.6 | 5405.3 | 18.4 | |
| Boro' 1904 | 310359 | 9059 | 29.2 | 1328 | 146.6 | 5160 | 16.6 | 1728 | 740 | 460 | 4880 | 15.7 | |
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* Rates in Columns 4, 8 and 13 are calculated per 1000 of estimated population.
NOTE. The deaths included m Column 7 of this table are the whole of those registered during the year as having actually occurred within the
Borough of Lambeth. J he deaths included in Column 12 are the numbers in Column 7, corrected by the subtraction of the numbers in Column 10 and
the addition of the numbers in Column 11.
By the term "Non-residents" is meant persons brought into the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and dying in public institutions there;
and by the term "Residents" is meant persons who have been taken out of the district on, account of sickness or infirmity, and have died in public
institutions elsewhere.
The "Public Institution" (taken into account for the purpose of these Tables) are those into which persons are habitually received on account of
sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals workhouses and lunatic asylums. A list of the Institutions in respect of the deaths in which corrections have
been made, will be found on pp. 27.112-115 of the Report.
Area of Lambeth Borough in acres
(exclusive of area covered by water)
4079*6 Statute Acres.
Total population at all ages 3 1895
Number of inhabited houses 41511
Average number of persons per house 7.3
At
Census
of 1901.