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vital statistics
population
According to the Registrar-General's estimate for mid-year 1963 the population
of the Borough of Lambeth has again declined.
The estimated home population of the Borough was 223,120 compared with
223,763 in 1962, a reduction of 634.
As the number of live births exceeded the number of deaths by 2,848 giving
a natural increase in population a movement of residents out of the Borough
would appear to be indicated.
biRths
The number of live births increased by 251. This coupled with the reduction
in the estimated home population gives an increased corrected birth rate of
22.01 compared with 21.94 in 1962. The crude birth rate was 25.01 per 1,000
home population compared with 23.85 last year. This increase however is not
reflected in the corrected rate due to the fact that the comparibility figure supplied
by the Registrar-General is less than that for the year 1962 and the crude
rate has to be multiplied by this figure to obtain the corrected rate.
The rate, however, is higher than either that for the County of London or
England and Wales.
Illegitimate births again increased, 979 occurring compared with 921 in 1962.
still births
The Still Birth Rate at 15.5 per 1,000 total births is less than that for
England and Wales which is 17.2.
deaths
The total number of deaths was 2,732, 1,402 males and 1,330 females. This
was an increase of 253 on the number occurring in 1962 and gives a corrected
death rate of 13.71 compared with 11.1 last year.
The rate is higher than those for England and Wales and the County of
London which are 12.2 and 12.4 per 1,000 home population respectively.
Male deaths exceeded female by 72.
Heart and Associated diseases accounted for the largest number of deaths.
Deaths from all forms of malignant neoplasms increased, 535 occurring
compared with 473 in 1962.