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Lambeth 1935

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

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Births, 1935.
The total number of Births registered (uncorrected) is 5,493, of
which details are set out in Table A. The corrected number of
births, however, is 3,823, showing a birth-rate of 13.65 per 1,000
of the estimated population.
Total Inward Outward Corrected
registered transfers transfers numbers
Legitimate Males 2,705 327 1,199 1,833
Legitimate Females 2,470 348 1,082 1,736
Illegitimate Males 140 45 65 120
Illegitimate Females 178 47 91 134
Totals 5,493 767 2,437 3,823
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 5,698 notified births, 4,307 took place in Institutions, and of these, 1,870 belong to Lambeth, and 2,437 to outside districts, thus:—

Institutions.Lambeth CasesStrangersTotals
General Lying-in Hospital3048321,136
St. Thomas's Hospital261314575
Lambeth Hospital377362739
Clapham Maternity Hospital171310481
King's College Hospital202440642
*Lambeth Council Maternity Home43610446
Other Nursing Homes (private)119169288
Totals1,8702,4374,307
* 10 of the applicants moved out of the Borough after booking.