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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 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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table II.
| DISTRICTS. | Enumerated Population, 1871. | Estimated Population 30th Sept. 1877. | Births, 1877-8. | Birth rate per 1000 Population. | Deaths, 1877-8. | Deduct Deaths of Strangers in Hospitals. | Death-rate per 1000 of Population. | Persons living to 1 Death. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road—1st | 14,074 | 13,34S | 609 | 45.5 | 337 | 13 | 24.2 | 41.1 |
| „ „ 2nd | 18,465 | 18,352 | 739 | 40.3 | 353 | 6 | 18.9 | 52.9 |
| Lambeth Church—1st | 19,492 | 19,270 | 735 | 381 | 793 | 276 | 26.8 | 37.3 |
| „ „ 2nd | 35,833 | 40,624 | 3699 | 41.8 | 1213 | ... | 29.9 | 33.5 |
| Kennington—1st | 41,286 | 49,964 | 1559 | 31.2 | 792 | ... | 15.9 | 63.1 |
| „ 2nd | 31,221 | 41,117 | 1076 | 26.2 | 566 | ... | 13.8 | 72.6 |
| Brixton | 35,435 | 51,279 | 1860 | 36.3 | 1274 | 320 | 18.6 | 53.8 |
| Norwood | 12,536 | 17,563 | 506 | 28.8 | 221 | ... | 12.6 | 79.5 |
| Totals—Lambeth, 1877-8 | 208,342 | 251,517 | 8783 | 349 | 5519 | 615 | 196 | 51.0 |
| Totals—Lambeth, 1876-7 | ••• | ... | 8966 | 383 | 5329 | 519 | 206 | 48 6 |
* The Columns in the above Table headed "L" show the namber of Lambeth Cases, those headed "S" the
Strangers that died in the Hospitals.
+ Closed in September. ‡ Included in this number is a death which was certified as Krysipelas Cerebral Effusion.
Note.—Three Lambeth persons and three strangers were dead before they arrived at the Hospital. They aro not
included in the above Table.
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