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Houses.*
At the time of the Census, 1901, there were within the
Borough of Lambeth 41511 inhabited houses and 1825 uninhabitated
(881 in occupation and 944 not in occupation),
whilst 137 were in process of building. At the time of the
1891 Census, the inhabited houses numbered 38899.
The estimated number of inhabited houses to the middle of
1908 is 43405, which, with an estimated population (to the
middle of 1908) of 321344 gives an average of 7.3 persons
per inhabited house.
Rateable Value.
The rateable value of the Borough for the year ending
March, 31st, 1908, was £1966874, and a 1d. rate per £1
is estimated to produce £7681 net for the same year, in
both cases inclusive of Government property.
Statistics for the County of London (uncorrected).
The Registrar-General returns the estimated population of
London for the middle of the year 1908 as 4795757, consisting
of 2263285 males, and 2532472 females, and states
that there were registered during the year 38209 marriages,
123844 births (63147 males and 60697 females), and 70380
deaths (36487 males and 33893 females). There were
registered 6725 deaths from the seven chief zymotic diseases.
The excess of registered births over deaths, i.e., the natural
increment, is 53464, and the estimated increase of population
from the middle of 1907 to the middle of 1908 is 37539.
*The definition of a "house" laid down by the Registrar-General for
Census purposes is "any building that is separated from the next adjoining
building by an unbroken party wall." This definition has not been strictly
adhered to by the Enumerators in taking the Census.