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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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BIRTH RATE.
9143 births were registered in Lambeth during 1885. A
lower number than have been registered in any year since
1881, being a decrease upon last year's figures of 374.
This represents a birth rate of 33.9 per 1000 of the population.
The Metropolitan rate for the same period being 32.6
per 1000.
In the following table the number of births in 1885 are
compared with the number of births in each year for the last
ten years:—
Yew.
No. of Births.
Year.
No. of Births.
1885
9143
1880
9224
1884
9517
1879
9250
1883
9209
1878
8984
1882
9150
1877
8783
1881
8945
1876
8970
Of the 9143 births, 4670 were males and 4473 females,
showing an excess of 197 males.
The number of births in the several registration districts
in each quarter of the year are shown below.