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Lambeth 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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The Parish of Lambeth comprises 3942 acres, with an
average population of 71.5 per acre.
The registration district Waterloo Road First is the most
thickly populated, the average being 251 persons to the acre;
Lambeth Church Second has 240 persons to the acre;
Lambeth Church First, on account of the inclusion of the
Palace Grounds and a portion of the Embankment within
its area, numbers only 142 to the acre; whilst an acre in
Brixton and Norwood is respectively inhabited by 48 and 21
persons.
THE BIRTH RATE.
The number of births registered in Lambeth during the
year 1888, having reached a total of 9017 cases, are 93
less than the number registered in the previous year.
The registered number of male children exceeds by 275
that of the female. During the same period in the entire
Metropolitan area 131,080 births are recorded.
The table shows the number of births registered in each year for the last ten years:—
| Year. | No. of Births. | Year. | No. of Baths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 9017 | 1883 | 9209 |
| 1887 | 9110 | 1882 | 9250 |
| 1886 | 9047 | 1881 | 8945 |
| 1885 | 9143 | 1880 | 9224 |
| 1884 | 9517 | 1879 | 9250 |
The birth rate for Lambeth, calculated for the year 1888,
is 32.0 per 1000 inhabitants.
The Metropolitan rate for the same period is 30.7 per 1000,
the lowest rate on record since 1849.