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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 4 Registration Sub-Districts, 4 Parliamentary
Divisions, and 12 Wards. The Parliamentary Divisions and
Registration Sub-Districts have been adjusted so that they
and the Wards are co-terminous.
Population—estimated, 1938—272,800 (males 128,840 and females
143,960).
Density—66.81 persons per statute acre (inclusive of land and
inland water, but exclusive of tidal water and foreshore).
Births (corrected)—3,846, being 14.09 per 1,000 population.
Marriages—2,652, being 9.7 per 1,000 population.
Deaths (corrected)—3,259, being 11.78* per 1,000 population.
Infantile Mortality (corrected)—196 deaths under 1 year, being
51 per 1,000 total live births.
Neonatal Mortality (corrected)—86 deaths under one month, being
22 per 1,000 live births.
Zymotic Death-rate (corrected)—0.28 per 1,000 population (total
zymotic deaths, 77).
Maternal Mortality (corrected)—7 deaths, being 1.82 per 1,000
live births.
Number of structurally separate dwellings (census 1931)—48,873.
Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1938)—£2,345,590.
Sum represented by a penny rate (at 31st March, 1938)—£9,547.
* As adjusted by comparability factor.