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Lambeth 1859

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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The third Table gives the death rates of London, of the
South Districts of London, of the Parish of Lambeth, and of each
of its eight sub-divisions ; whence it appears that the death-rate
of Lambeth was less than that of the entire Metropolis, and
considerably less than that of the South Districts of the Metropolis,
among which it is situated. Had the mortality of Lambeth
been proportionate to the mortality of the Metropolis, there would
have been 3,839 deaths registered, instead of 3,499.

Table: TABLE III.

TABLE III.

Population in 1851.Increase per cent. per annum.Estimated Population in 1858.Deaths in 1858.Mortality per 10,000.Living to One Death.
London2,362,2361.982,777,44761,617221.845.0
South Districts616,6352.09731,39316,694228.243.8
Lambeth139,3251.97162,4413,294202.749.3
Waterloo Road, 1st part14,0881.0015,303358233.942.7
Waterloo Road, 2nd part18,3480.5919,260468242.941.1
Lambeth Church, 1st part18,4090.0218,377394214.346.6
Lambeth Church, 2nd part26,7841.5930,520860281.735.4
Kennington, 1st part24,2613.5432,341509157.363.5
Kennington, 2nd part18,8483.0324,123315130.576.6
Brixton14,6103.7519,803270136.374.8
Norwood3,9773.055,096120235.442.4

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The high death-rate of the Lambeth Church second subdistrict
depends upon its containing the Workhouse, which contributed
more than one-fourth of its entire mortality. The comparatively
high death-rate of the Norwood sub-district, though
partly due to the same cause, arises principally, I believe, from