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Lambeth 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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STATISTICS
GENERAL
Area of Borough 4,087.5 acres
No. of Wards 21
No. of P arliamentary Constituencies 3
Population Figure supplied by Registrar General
(Mid-year estimate 1961) 221,960
Density of Population i.e. number of Persons
per acre 54.3
Number of marriages during year 1980
Marriage rate per 1,000 Population 8.9
Marriage rate per 1,000 Population England and Wales 15.0
Rateable Value of District (1961/1962) £4,350,139
Sum represented by Penny Rate (1961/62) £17,850
Number of separately rated houses and flats
(1961/62) 56,854
BIRTHS
Live Births
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Totals
Males
2,096
383
2,479
Females
1,995
373
2,368
Totals
4,091
756
4,847
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population 21. 84
Birth Rate corrected for comparison with
other areas 19. 87
Comparability Factor supplied by Registrar
General 0. 91