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SANITARY MATTERS.
During the year 1865 there were 6,852 births registered,
exceeding tho number in the previous year by 413. The births
in tho first quarter were 1,795; in the second quarter, 1,718;
in tho third quarter, 1,653; and in the fourth quarter, 1,686.
The deaths registered in the year were 4,109, viz: in the first
quarter, 1,103; in the second quarter, 965; in the third quarter,
989; and in tho last quarter, 1,052. The deaths in the preceding
year, 1864, were 4,215. It is gratifying to notice that notwithstanding
a largely increased population, the deaths in 1865,
wero 136 less than in 1864.
The Births and Deaths during each quarter of the year in each
of the eight Ecclesiastical Divisions of the Parish are shown in
Table II. In the Waterloo Road, 1st part district, there were 584
births, and 362 deaths during the year; in the Waterloo Road
2nd part 921 births, and 183 deaths; in the Lambeth Church 1st
part, 821 births, ar.d 459 deaths; in the Lambeth Church, 2nd
part, 1,354 births, and 1,018 deaths;-343 of which occurred in
the Workhouse; in the Kennington, 1st part district, 1,339 births,
and 744 deaths; in the Kennington, 2nd part, 749 births, and
409 deaths ; in the Brixton district, 760 births, and 457 deaths;
and in the Norwood, 321 births, and 177 deaths 14 of which
were in the Childrens' Workhouse.
The different periods of life within which deaths took place in
the entire Parish are set forth in Table III. From which it will
be seen that 1,951 deaths occurred under 5 years of age, 234
between 5 and 20 years, 480 between 20 and 40 years, 632