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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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| Total No. of Births. | Total Deaths under 1 year (uncorrected). | Infantile Morality per 1,000 births (uncorrected) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road 1st | 414 | 72 | 173.9 |
| „ „ 2nd | 901 | 91 | 100.9 |
| Lambeth Church 1st | 569 | 165 | 289.9 |
| „ „ 2nd† | 1525 | 253 | 165.9 |
| Kennington 1st | 1833 | 225 | 124.9 |
| „ 2nd | 1011 | 170 | 168.2 |
| Brixton | 2010 | 269 | 133.8 |
| Norwood | 796 | 83 | 104.3 |
| Lambeth | 9059 | 1328 | 146.6 |
N.B.—Waterloo Road 1st and 2nd have been amalgamated by the Registrar-
General, and now form one District called Waterloo.
*Excluding all the Lying-in Hospital births, the corrected rate is 224.1.
†Excluding all the Workhouse births, the corrected rate is 189.5.
The Infantile Mortality (like the deaths under 1 year of age)
is regarded as a sensitive index of the Sanitary state of a
District, and, judged by this index, Lambeth Borough takes a
most satisfactory position amongst Sanitary Districts (vide
Special Report, Appendix pp. 70-71). Taking the RegistrarGeneral's
old 33 Large Towns of England and Wales, the
uncorrected infantile mortalities vary from a minimum 128
Halifax, to a maximum 229 Burnley, London and Lambeth
being 146. Lambeth ranks ninth lowest in such list, being
bracketed with London, 24 Towns having higher infantile
mortality rates. The corrected rate for Lambeth is 137,
and of the 29 Metropolitan Sanitary Districts, 11 have
lesser corrected infantile mortality rates than Lambeth Borough;
and of the 10 South Metropolitan Districts, 3 only have lesser
corrected infantile mortality rates, viz.:—Wandsworth,
Lewisham and Woolwich with 122, 123 and 135 per 1,000
births respectively, as compared with 137 for Lambeth Borough—
the 2 highest corrected rates being registered in Bermondsey
and Southwark viz., 172 and 174.