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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 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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IV. Asylums.
| Banstead | 16 | Epileptic | 1 |
| Colney Hatch | 4 | Hanwell | 4 |
| Camberwell House | 1 | Epsom | 12 |
| Caterham | 22 | Leavesden | 2 |
| Cane Hill | 24 | Long Grove, Epsom | 12 |
| Claybury | 6 | Manor | 6 |
| Darenth | 4 | Peckham House | 2 |
| Dartford | 11 | Tooting Bec | 36 |
V. Unclassified Places.
| Battersea Park | 1 | L. B. & S. C. Rly Peck-ham | 1 |
| Brought dead to Hospital | 2 | ||
| L. & S. W. Rly. Clap-ham Cutting | 1 | ||
| Private Houses | 16 | ||
| River Thames | 3 | Harrod's Stores | 1 |
| Streets | 4 | Factory, York Road, Battersea | 1 |
| I. General Hospital | 133 | |
| II. Brought dead to Hospital | 139 | |
| III. Infirmaries and Workhouses | 25 | |
| IV. Asylums | 163 | |
| V. Elsewhere (unclassifiable) | 30 | |
| 490 | ||
Whether the corrected or uncorrected death-rates for the
Borough of Lambeth (as a whole) be taken they are very
satisfactory for the year 1909, the ninth year of the existence
of the newly-formed Borough. Sub-dividing the death-rates
amongst the 6 new Registration Sub-Districts, it will be
again noted that the Inner Districts, e.g., Waterloo, Lambeth
Church, Kennington, and part of Stockwell, have,
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