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Lambeth 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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TABLE II.
The following Table shows the acreage of the districts with the
estimated population and the average number of persons per
acre.
Registration Districts.
Estimated
Population.
Area
in Acres.
Population
per Acre.
Waterloo Road, 1st
14941
67
223
Waterloo Road, 2nd
15919
100
159.1
Iambeth Church, 1 st
20221
162
124.8
Lambeth, Church, 2nd
40230
186
2 l6.2
Kennington, 1st
46914
490
95.7
Kennington, 2nd
36300
498
72.9
Brixton
66017
1429
46.2
Norwood
21597
1009
21.4
On comparing the estimated population of each district with
that of 18S2, an increase is noted in all with the exception of
Waterloo Road 1st and Lambeth Church Tst. In the former of
these districts the population has decreased by 190 persons, and
in the latter by 306 persons. This latter decrease is in all
probability due to the demolition of the houses in the area
within this district known as the Jurston Street area.
1 lie enumerated population of the metropolis is in a ratio ot
15.°9 to 1 compared with the estimated population of Lambeth.