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Lambeth 1898
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1898
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INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1898.
Of the 5430 deaths, 1426 were infants under one year of
age, giving a proportion of 1541 (corrected) per 1,000
births, the uncorrected rate being 156 3—an increase over
last year. The chief causes of these deaths were debility,
atrophy and inanition, bronchitis and other diseases of the
respiratory organs, diarrhcea and enteritis, premature birth,
whooping cough, suffocation and convulsions. Table J
gives the infantile mortality in different towns in England
and Wales, and in the London Districts.
In the Registration Sub-Districts of Lambeth the un corrected infantile mortality varies from 3012 per 1,000 births in Lambeth Church First to 124 8 in Norwood (the low rate of 113-4 in Waterloo Road Second and 164 3 in Lambeth Church Second being explainable by the fact that these Sub-Districts contain the General Lying-in Hospital and the Workhouse respectively), thus :—
| Total No. of Births. | Total Deaths under 1 year (uncorrected). | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births (uncorrected) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road 1st | 508 | 94 | 1850 |
| 873 | 99 | 113.4* | |
| Lambeth Church 1st | 581 | 175 | 301.2 |
| ,, ,, 2nd | 1613 | 265 | 164.3† |
| Kennington 1st | 1888 | 259 | 137.2 |
| „ 2nd | 1009 | 141 | 139.7 |
| Brixton | 2143 | 334 | 155.9 |
| Norwood | 641 | 80 | 124.8 |
| Lambeth | 9256 | 1447 | 156.3 |
N.B.—Waterloo Road 1st and 2nd have been amalgamated by the
Registrar-General and now form one District called " Waterloo
Road."
* Including the Lying-in Hospital. f Including the Workhouse.