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Lambeth 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS
POPULATION
The Registrar-General's mid-year estimate for the year 1969 is 325,070.
This is a decrease of 4,180 on the figure for the year 1968.
The number of live births exceeded the deaths, giving a natural increase of
2,226. 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 | 6,200 |
| 1 to 4 years | 23,000 |
| 5 to 14 years | 39,300 |
| 15 to 64 years | 215,570 |
| 65 years and over | 41,000 |
| Total | 325,070 |
LIVE BIRTHS
The total number of live births occurring to residents of the Borough was
5,978 comprising 3,090 males and 2,888 females. This figure was 607 less than
that for 1968 giving a reduced corrected birth rate of 16.17 per 1,000 population.
The rate for England and Wales was 16.3 and the rates for the Inner, Outer and
Greater Londo Areas were 15.7 in each instance.
During the year there were 1,125 illegitimate live births. This figure is 88
less than for 1968 but due to the reduction in the total number of live births,
the percentage, 18.8 is slightly higher and compares unfavourably with those
for the Inner London, Outer and Greater London Areas which are 15.4, 8.3 and
11.0 respectively.
STILL BIRTHS
Stillbirths for the year numbered 68. This is 15 fewer than for 1968 and
owing to this and to the reduction in the total number of births, the stillbirth
rate at 11.2 is lower than that for last year (12.4) which was itself lower than
that for 1967 (15.2). The rate is also lower than those for England and Wales,
and the Greater London Area. (13.0 and 12.7 respectively).