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Deaths.
The total number of deaths registered in Lambeth during the
year is 3,661, of which 1,639 represents the deaths of strangers
which occurred mainly in the large hospitals and other institutions
in the district. The deaths of persons belonging to the Borough
which were registered in other districts numbered 1,459. The
number of deaths corrected, i.e., of all Lambethans who died both
within and outside the district is 3,481. The corrected death rate
is 12.41 per 1,000 living, based upon a population estimated to
the middle of the year of 277,500 and adjusted with the comparability
factor.
Age Periods of Corrected Deaths
The 3,481 corrected deaths during 1936 may be further analysed
and tabulated as follows
230 6.61 per cent. of the total corrected deaths took
place under 1 year of age.
78 2.24 per cent. between 1 and 5 years.
308 8.85 per cent. under 5 years.
145 4.16 per cent. between 5 and 25 years.
281 8.07 per cent. 25 to 45 years.
976 28.04 per cent. 45 to 65 years.
825 23.70 per cent. 65 to 75 years.
946 27.18 per cent. 75 years and over.
3,173 91.15 per cent. over 5 years.