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A table in detail of the Sanitary works accomplished during
the year is appended. As it has been found necessary to
re-arrange some of the items under separate headings, the total
result appears in excess of that which it would have been had
the old order been observed. Consequently, this table is not on
the same basis, and cannot be used for purposes of comparison
between the results of this and former years.
THE BIRTH RATE.
The number of births registered in Lambeth during the year
1890, reach a total of 9017 cases, in less than the number
registered in the previous year.
The registered number of male children exceeds by 215 that of
the female. During the same period in the entire Metropolitan
area 130,690 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 Births.
1890
9017
1885
9143
1889
8906
1884
9517
1888
9017
1883
9209
1887
9110
1882
9250
1886
9047
1881
8945
The birth rate for Lambeth, calculated for the year 1890 is
33.0 per 1000 inhabitants.
The Metropolitan rate for the same period is 29.1 per 1000, the
lowest rate on record in London; in 1879 it was 35.5 per 1000,
and since then there has been a continued decline year by year.