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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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7
MARRIAGE RATE.
The number of marriages celebrated in Lambeth shows an
increase upon last year of 80. Like the birth rate, the marriage
rate had previously fallen year by year. 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 that of the last four years.
The growth of the Brixton, Kennington and Norwood Divisions may in like manner be attributed to the increase in the number of inhabited houses.
| Inhabited | Houses. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1881. | 1891. | |
| North Lambeth Division | 7,831 | 6,968 |
| Kennington Division | 9,290 | 9,633 |
| Brixton Division | 9,008 | 10,942 |
| Norwood Division | 9,275 | 10,978 |