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Lambeth 1962
[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 Parliamentary Constituencies 3
Population Figure supplied by Registrar General
(Mid-year estimate 1962) 223,370
Population figure Census 1961 223,763
Density of Population i.e. number of Persons per acre
(Based on Registrar General Estimated Population) 54.6
Number of marriages during year 2,056
Marriage rate per 1,000 Population 9.2
Marriage rate per 1,000 Population
England and Wales 14.9
Rateable Value of District (1962/63) £4,421,660
Sum represented by Penny Rate (1962/63) £18,575
Number of separately rated houses and flats
(1962/63) 57,003
BIRTHS
Live Births
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Totals
Males
2,184
437
2,621
Females
2,224
484
2,708
Totals
4,408
921
5,329
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population 23.85
Birth Rate corrected for comparison with
other areas 21.94
Comparability Factor supplied by Registrar
General 0.92