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Houses.*
At the time of the Census, 1901, there were within the
Borough of Lambeth 41511 inhabited houses and 1825 uninhabited
(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
1906 is 42881, which, with an estimated population (to the
middle of 1906) of 315774 gives an average of 7.3 persons per
inhabited house.
Rateable Value.
The rateable value of the Borough for the year ending April 6th,
1906, was £1954165, and a 1d. rate per £1 is estimated to
produce £7604 net for the year ending March 31st, 1906, 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 1906 as 4721217 consisting
of 2228438 males, and 2492779 females, and states that there
were registered during the year 40212 marriages, 125652
births (64201 males and 61451 females), and 73990 deaths
(38136 males and 35854 females). There were registered
9179 deaths from the seven chief zymotic diseases. The
excess of registered births over deaths, i.e., the natural increment,
is 51662, and the estimated increase of population from
the middle of 1905 to the middle of 1906 is 36423.
* 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.