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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 1898
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1898
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TABLE F. Showing Mortalities in Lambeth at different Age-Periods compared with (1) those for London 1898, and (2) the averages for London, for years 1881-90.
| Age-Periods. | LAMBETH. | LONDON. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Populations (middle 1898). | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1898. | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1898, | Average of Ten Years 1881—90. per 1000. | |||
| Corrected. | Uncorrected. | Uncorrected. | ||||
| 0—5 | 35994 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 78.3 | 68.4 | |
| 5—20 | 92124 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 4.3 |
| 20—40 | 102565 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 7.7 | ||
| 40—60 | 52671 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 20.2 | ||
| 60—80 | 19301 | 62.1 | 70.3 | 60.6 | 69.6 | 63.3 |
| 80 and upwards | 1418 | 177.0 | 201.2 | 206.2 | ||
| *Under 1 year | 7864 | 154.1 | 156.3 | 167.0 | 152.0 | |
| All Ages | 304073 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 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, 5-15, 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.