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Lambeth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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lectively and individually, suffered more than the Outer
Districts, e.g., part of Stockwell, Brixton and Norwood.
So, too, if the death-rates be sub-divided amongst the 9 new
Wards, it will be noted also that the Inner Wards, e.g.,
Marsh, Bishop's, Prince's and Vauxhall, have, collectively
and individually, suffered more than the Outer Wards, e.g.,
Stockwell, Brixton, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill, and Norwood.
The reason for this difference is again to be noted in the fact
that the Inner Districts and Wards are more congested than
the Outer. The status of the inhabitants and the general
conditions (sanitary and otherwise) under which they live,
are also matters to bear in mind when dealing with this
subject.
Taking the new Registration Sub-Districts (Table E), and the new Wards (Table F), into which the Borough is subdivided, the corrected death-rates for 1908 will be found to vary between the Inner and the Outer Districts as follows :
| 1908. | New Registration Sub-Districts and New Wards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Inner. | Outer. | |
| General Death-rate (corrected) | 16.3 | 11.4 |
| Zymotic Death-rate (corrected) | 1.5 | 0.9 |
Of the new Registration Sub-Districts, Lambeth Church
has the highest, and Norwood the lowest general and zymotic
death-rates; whilst of the New Wards, Bishop's has the
highest, and Tulse Hill the lowest, general death-rates, and
Marsh the highest, and Stockwell the lowest, zymotic deathrates.