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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Births. | Total for the Year 1912. | Rate per 1000 Inhabitants. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | |||
| Lambeth Church* | 620 | 608 | 622 | 586 | 2436 | 51.8 |
| Kennington† | 331 | 344 | 315 | 321 | 1311 | 27.3 |
| Stockwell§ | 482 | 446 | 526 | 462 | 1916 | 30.7 |
| Brixton | 370 | 400 | 376 | 319 | 1465 | 19.01 |
| Norwood | 256 | 241 | 264 | 279 | 1040 | 16.5 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 2059 | 2039 | 2103 | 1967 | 8168 | 27.4 |
*Including Lying-in Hospital (887 cases, of which 211 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
all the Lying-in Hospital births) — 32.9.
†Including Workhouse (189 cases, of which 163 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
all the Workhouse births) = 23.3.
§Including Maternity Hospital (543 cases, of which 160 belong to Lambeth)—corrected rate (i.e., excluding
all the Maternity births) —21.9.
Inner Districts, 37.4; Outer Districts, 20.1 per 1000—uncorrected (whole Borough=27.4).
Inner Districts, 26.7; Outer Districts, 18.6 per 1000—corrected (i.e., excluding all Institutional births,
whole Borough = 22.0).
N.B.—The births in Stockwell new Sub-District are divided equally between the Inner and Outer SubDistricts
of the Borough for the purpose of calculating comparative rates of such Sub-Districts.