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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE.
Shewing Mortalities in Lambeth Borough at different Age-periods during 1908, compared with (1) those for London 1908, and (2) the averages for London, 1881-90.
| Age-Periods. | LAMBETH. | LONDON. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Populations (middle 1908). | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population 1908. | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1908 Uncorrected. | Average of Ten Years, 1881—90, per 1000. | |||||
| Corrected. | Uncorrected. | |||||||
| 0-5 | 34513 | 36.6 | 42.2 | 41.05 | 68.4 | |||
| 5-20 | 90521 | 1.9 | 6.05 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 4.3 | |
| 20-40 | 113499 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.7 | ||||
| 40-60 | 59700 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 20.2 | ||||
| 60-80 | 21477 | 53.6 | 64.2 | 64.7 | 60.3 | 70.7 | 63.3 | |
| 80 and upwards | 1634 | 203.2 | 209.3 | 206.3 | ||||
| *Under 1 year ... | 7776 | 93.1 | 106.7 | 115.4 | 152.0 | |||
| All Ages | 321344 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 20.5 | |||
The Age-periods adopted in previous Lambeth Reports, are used for purposes of comparison, though
it is considered more accurate to sub-divide as follows:—1-5, 5-15, 15-25,25-35,35-45,45-55,55-65,
65-75, 75-85, 85 and over.
*N.B.—The Rates (under 1 year) are given in terms of 1000 births.