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Lambeth 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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STATISTICS
| Area of the Borough | 4,087.5 acres |
| No. of Wards | 21 |
| No. of Parliamentary Constituencies | 3 |
| Population Figure supplied by Registrar General (Mid-year estimate 1957) | 224,300 |
| Density of Population i.e. number of Persons per Acre | 54.8 |
| Number of marriages during the year | 2095 |
| Marriage rate per 1,000 Population | 9.34 |
| Rateable Value of District (1957/1958) | £3,909,898 |
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate (1957/1958) | £15,594 |
| Legitimate | Illegitimate | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 1927 | 271 | 2198 | |
| Females | 1765 | 242 | 2007 | |
| Total | 3692 | 513 | 4205 | |
| Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population | 18. 69 | |||
| Birth Rate corrected for comparison with other Areas | 16.82 | |||
| Comparability Factor supplied b.v Registrar General | 0. 90 | |||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population County of London | 16.2 | |||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population England and Wales | 16.1 | |||
| Corresponding Rate for the Borough of Lambeth for year 1956 | 15.74 | |||