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Lambeth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Changes in Registration of 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 1927 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 1927 (and the previous 5 years) at the end of the Report (Vital Statistics), known as the Local Government Board New Tables I., II., III., 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 1927 being as follows:—
| Age Periods. | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0— 1 | - | 6 | 6 |
| 1— 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2— 5 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 5—15 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15—25 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 25—45 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 45—65 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Total all ages | 26 | 34 | 60 |