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Lambeth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Births, 1934.
The total number of Births registered (uncorrected) is 5,789, of
which details are set out in Table A. The corrected number of
births, however, is 4,023, showing a birth-rate of 14.21 per 1,000
of the estimated population.
Total
registered
Inward
transfers
Outward
transfers
Corrected
numbers
Legitimate Males
2,798
289
1,141
1,946
Legitimate Females
2,609
267
1,066
1,810
Illegitimate Males
187
39
94
132
Illegitimate Females
195
44
104
135
Totals
5,789
639
2,405
4,023
Notification of Births Act.
The Notification of Births Act, 1907, was adopted throughout
the Borough, and came into operation on 9th March, 1908.
Of the total 5,990 notified births, 4,359 took place in Institutions,
and of these, 1,823 belong to Lambeth, and 2,536 to outside
districts, thus:—
Institutions.
Lambeth
Cases
Strangers
Totals
General Lying-in Hospital
274
856
1,130
St. Thomas's Hospital
243
382
625
Lambeth Hospital
363
320
683
Clapham Maternity Hospital
126
297
423
King's College Hospital
212
490
702
•Lambeth Council Maternity Home
451
14
465
Other Nursing Homes (private)
154
177
331
Totals
1,823
2,536
4,359
* 14 of the applicants moved out of the Borough after booking.