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Lambeth 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS
POPULATION
The Registrar General's mid-year estimate of population for the year 1968 is
329,250. This is a decrease of 8,880 on the figure for 1967.
The number of live births exceeded the deaths, giving a natural increase of
2,688. This would, therefore, appear to indicate a movement of residents out of
the Borough.
Based on information supplied by the Greater London Research and Intelligence Unit a breakdown of the estimated population is as follows
| Under 1 year | 6,450 |
| 1 to 4 years | 24,050 |
| 5 to 14 years | 38,900 |
| 15 to 64 years | 219,150 |
| 65 years and over | 40,700 |
| Total | 329,250 |
LIVE BIRTHS
The total number of live births occurring to residents of the Borough of
Lambeth was 6,585 comprising 3,323 males and 3,262 females. This was a
reduction of 214 on the figure for 1967.
The corrected birth rate at 17.6 per 1,000 home population was, however,
higher than those for England and Wales and the Inner, Outer and Greater London
Areas.
Of the total number of live births 1,213 were illegitimate, 57 more than last
year, giving a percentage of 18.4 of total live births. This compared unfavourably
with the rates for the Inner, Outer and Greater London areas which were 15.5, 8.7
and 11.5 respectively.
STILL BIRTHS
There was a reduction in the number of still births, 83 occurring compared
with 105 in 1967, giving a reduced still birth rate of 12.4 per 1,000 total births.
This rate compared favourably with those for England and Wales and the Inner,
Outer and Greater London areas all of which are higher.