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Lambeth 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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STATISTICS
GENERAL
Area of the Borough 6727 acres
Number of Wards 20
Number of Parliamentary Constituencies 5
Population Figure supplied by the Registrar General
(Mid-year estimate 1966) 339,400
Density of Population - i.e. number of persons per acre
(Based on Registrar General's Estimated Population) 50.4
Number of Marriages during the year 2,961
Marriage rate per 1,000 Population 8.7
Rateable Value of District (1st April, 1966) £20,064,764
Sum represented by a penny rate (1966 '67) £80,200
Number of separately rated houses and flats at 1st April 1966 9 2,244
VITAL STATISTICS
| Legitimate | LIVE BIRTHS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Illegitimate | Totals | ||
| Males | 3,206 | 623 | 3,829 |
| Females | 2,990 | 553 | 3,543 |
| Totals | 6,196 | 1,176 | 7,372 |
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 home population 21.74
3irth Rate corrected for comparison with other
areas 19.35
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General 0.89
Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population area
covered by Greater London Council 17.7
Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population England
and Wales 17.7
Corresponding rate for the London Borough of
Lambeth for the year 1965 19.5
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live
births 16%