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Lambeth 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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25
DEATH RATE.
The deaths from all causes, registered in Lambeth during the
year 1892 were 5793, of these 2967 were males,and 2826 females.
This number includes the deaths of 651 persons who had been
removed to the Hospital situate in Lambeth, but who had
previously lived in other parishes of the Metropolis; on the other
hand, 314 parishioners died in the outlying institutions in the
Metropolis. Having deducted the former and added the latter,
the number ot deaths proper to Lambeth is 5457, representing a
death rate of 19.6 per 1000 persons living. The Metropolitan
rate for the same period being 20.6 per 1000.
In the Metropolis the registered deaths numbered 87,749, of
these 44,541 were males, and 43,208 were females. The death
rate in the five great groups of districts is as follows:-
South Districts 19.3
West Districts 19.l
Central Districts 25.1
North Districts 19.2
East Districts 23.6

The table shows the number of births registered in each year

for the last ten years:

Year.No. of Births.Year.No. of Births.
1892922618879110
1891909718869074
1890901718859143
1889890618849517
1888901718839209