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Lambeth 1933

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

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Borough of Lambeth.
STATISTICS & SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Summary of Vital and Mortal Statistics, &c.
Area of Borough—4,083 statute acres (inclusive of land and
inland water, but exclusive of tidal water and foreshore),
divided into 5 Registration Sub-Districts, 4 Parliamentary
Divisions, and 12 Wards. The Parliamentary Divisions have
been adjusted so that they and the Wards are co-terminous.
Population—estimated 1933—289,000 (males 136,720 and females
152,280).
Density—70.78 persons per statute acre (inclusive of land and
inland water, but exclusive of tidal water and foreshore).
Births (corrected)—3,941, being 13.63 per 1,000 population.
Marriages—2,463, being 8.52 per 1,000 population.
Deaths (corrected)—3,789, being 13.11 per 1,000 population.
Infantile Mortality (corrected)—249 deaths under 1 year, being
63 per 1,000 total live births.
Neonatal Mortality (corrected)—105 deaths under one month, being
26.64 per 1,000 live births.
Zymotic Death-rate (corrected)—0.38 per 1,000 population (total
zymotic deaths, 112).
Maternal Mortality (corrected)—7 deaths, being 1.77 per 1,000
live births.
Number of structurally separate dwellings (estimated)—49,805.
Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1933)—-£2,302,719.
Sum represented by a penny rate (at 31st March, 1933)—£9,326.