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Lambeth 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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BIRTHS. 1925.
The total number of Births registered (during the 52 weeks ended
31st December, 1925) is 7,663, of which details are set out in Table A,
showing a birth-rate (un-corrected) of 24.6 per 1,000 of the population,
The birth-rate for Lambeth (Parish and Borough) has been
slowly, but steadily, declining for years past—a decline not peculiar to
Lambeth, nor even to London, nor to England, but to be found in
nearly all civilised countries. There was a natural large post-war
temporary increase in the number of births registered (and notified)
during 1920. Since then, this temporary increase has again become
practically normal (approaching the average): indeed, the figures for
1925 are sub-normal (or below the average).

Table: The Registrar-General's figures (total figures) for Lambeth Borough relate to the calendar year, whilst, in addition, the Registrar-General allows corrections, not only for outward transfers but also for inward transfers, as follows, giving a corrected number for the year (calendar year) of 5,543:—

The Registrar-General's figures (total figures) for Lambeth Borough relate to the calendar year, whilst, in addition, the Registrar-General allows corrections, not only for outward transfers but also for inward transfers, as follows, giving a corrected number for the year (calendar year) of 5,543:—

Total registered.Inward transfers.Outward transfers.Corrected numbers.
Legitimate Males3-7651141,1472,732
Legitimate Females3.4311101,0192,522
Illegitimate Males23925113151
Illegitimate Females22815105138
Totals7,6632642,3845,543

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Notification of Births Act.
The Notification of Births Act, 1907, was adopted throughout the
Borough, and came into operation on March 9th, 1908.
Since the Act came into force, a total of 129,605 births have been
notified up to the end of 1925, viz.: 3,473 in 1908 (10 months), 5,143
in 1909, 6,703 in 1910, 7,094 in 1911, 7336 in 1912, 7,158 in 1913,
7,397 in 1914, 7,091 in 1915, 7,293 in 1916,6,311 in 1917, 5,890 in
1918, 7,260 in 1919, 9,910 in 1920, 9,023 in 1921, 8,564 in 1922,
8,443 in !923» 7.782 in 1924, and 7,734 in 1925.