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Lambeth 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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16. The drain shall not be covered in in any portion of its
length until it has been inspected by the Sanitary Inspector.
Registration District.
District
Population
Births.
Birth Rate
Deaths.
Death
Rate.
Reputation
per Acta.
National
Increase
Waterloo Road, lst
16,970
493
39.1
331
19.5
253.3
161
Waterloo Road. 2nd
19,451
983
50.5
314
16.2
194.5
689
Lambeth Church, let
22,214
622
28.0
407
18.3
137.1
215
Lambeth Church, 2nd
45,447
1,575
34.4
829
18.2
244.3
746
Kennington, 1st.
50,864
1,637
32.1
974
19.5
103.8
663
Kennington, 2nd.
39,178
1,030
26.2
687
17.5
78.6
34.3
Brixton
70,215
1,914
27.2
1149
16.4
49.1
698
Norwood
21,415
652
30.4
304
14.8
21.2
334
2,85,784
5,057
17.5
The Parish of Lambeth comprises 3941 acres, with an average
population of 72.5 per acre.
The registration district Waterloo Road First is the most
thiikly populated, the average being 2533 persons to the acre;
Lambeth Church Second has 194*5 persons to the acre: Lambeth
Church First, on account of the inclusion of the Palace Grounds
ami a portion of the Embankment within its area, numbers only
137 1 to the acre; whilst an acre in Brixton and Norwood is
respectively inhabited by 49 and 21 persons.
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