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* Proposed Appointment of Assistant Medical Officer of
Health for Maternity and Child Welfare Purposes.
This important subject still awaits the decision by the Council,
in reply to the enquiries that have already been received from the
Ministry of Health. That the time is ripe (if not over-ripe) for such
an appointment being made goes without saying, in view of the
Lambeth statistics.
DEATHS, 1927.
The total number of deaths (uncorrected) registered is 4,081.
All death rates for 1927 are calculated upon an estimated
population of 307,700 (to the middle of the year).
1.—General Death-Rates.
The uncorrected death-rate for Lambeth is 13.3 per 1,000 of
the population. This rate is, however, uncorrected, and, on
analysing the 4,081 total deaths registered, it is found that 1,014
represent deaths occurring within the Borough amongst persons
not belonging thereto. These deaths are to be deducted, but, on
the other hand, there are 751 deaths registered outside the Borough
of persons belonging thereto, and these must be added, giving a
net corrected number of deaths of 3,818 and a net corrected deathrate
of 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.† The Inner (congested and
crowded) Districts show, as a whole, a general corrected deathrate
of 13.2 as compared with 11.9 for the Outer (less congested
and less crowded) Districts, per 1,000 of the population.
Age Periods of Corrected Deaths.
The 3,818 corrected deaths during 1927 may be further analysed
and tabulated as follows:—
266, i.e., 6.9 per cent. of the total corrected deaths took
place under 1 year of age.
165, i.e., 4.3 per cent. between 1 and 5 years.
431, i.e., 11.3 per cent. under 5 years.
150, i.e., 3.9 per cent. between 5 and 20 years.
356, i.e., 9.3 per cent. 20 to 40 years.
832, i.e., 21.8 per cent. 40 to 60 years.
2,049, i.e., 53.6 per cent. 60 and over.
3,387, i.e., 88.7 per cent. over 5 years.
* This is an expression of opinion of Dr Priestley.
† The slight rise in the general death-rate is due to the drop of 3,300 in
the estimated population for the Borough of Lambeth, prepared by the
Registrar-General (vide also the introductory letter on p 4).