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Lambeth 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Changes in Registration ok Deaths
The Registrar-General decided to publish from January 1st, 1911,
in his annual reports, an analysis of deaths according to administrative
areas instead of registration areas as hitherto, and this decision
necessitates a complete distribution of the deaths of persons dying
away from their homes to the administrative areas in which they had
previously resided.
Reports were received quarterly during 1926 from the RegistrarGeneral—a
total of 60 deaths—on slips, giving particulars of outside
deaths assigned to the Borough, in addition to those reported in the
usual way as having occurred in Metropolitan Institutions, which are
situated outside the Borough.
The table for the year 1926 (and the previous 5 years) at the end of the Report (Vital Statistics), known as the Local Government Board New Tables I., II., Ill, and IV., shew these corrected statistics of deaths within the Borough (differing slightly, in consequence, from the statistics in the body of the Report), the additional figures for the year 1926 being as follows :—
| Age Periods. | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0— 1 1— 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2—5 5—15 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15—25 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 25—45 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 45—65 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Total all ages | 29 | 31 | 60 |