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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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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26
MARRIAGE RATE.
The number of marriages celebrated in Lambeth show an
increase upon last year of 63. Like the birth rate, the marriage
rate has previously fallen year by year, and the number of
marriages is diminishing, notwithstanding the increase of the
population. The marriages registered this year are fewer in
number than in any annual return made during the last decade,
except the last two years.
Number of marriages in the metropolis, 36,753.
Year. No. of Marriages. Year. No. of Marriages.
1890 2060 1884 2349
1889 1997 1883 2365
1888 1985 1882 2148
1887 2066 1881 2399
1886 2184 1880 2336
1885 2275 1879 2398