[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of].

  • Lambeth (London, England)
Date:
[1911]
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    24 the population, viz.; 9.6, and Bermondsey the highest, viz.: 17.7, as compared with 12.5 for Lambeth, 11.3 for Bat tersea, 12.1 for Camberwell, and 15.9 for Southwark. London, as a whole, has a birth.rate of 23.6, a corrected death.rate of 12.7, a corrected zymotic (death.) rate of 1.14 per 1000 population and an infant mortality (corrected) of 103 per 1000 births; and England and Wales a birth.rate of 24.8, a death.rate of 13.4, a zymotic death.rate of 0.99 per 1000 population, and an infantile mortality of 106 per 1000 births;, and the Registrar.General's 77 great towns of England and Wales a birth.rate of 24.9, a death.rate of 13.4 (crude), a zymotic death.rate of 1.23 per 1000 population, and an infantile mortality of 115 per 1000 births. Age Periods of Corrected Deaths. The 4080 corrected deaths during 1910 may be further analysed, and tabulated as follows:— 691, i.e., 16.9 per cent. of the total corrected deaths took place under 1 year of age. 392, i.e., 9.6 per cent. between 1 and 5 years. 1083, i.e., 26.5 per cent. under 5 years. 212, i.e., 5.2 per cent. between 5 and 20 years. 451, i.e., 11.1 per cent. 20 to 40 years. 848, i.e., 20.8 per cent. 40 to 60 years. 1201, i.e., 29.4 per cent. 60 to 80 years. 285, i.e., 6.9 per cent. 80 years and over. 2997, i.e., 73.4 per cent. over 5 years. I hese results may be compared with those for London given in the Table on p. 25, which shows the estimated mortalities per 1000 persons at each age.period for London during 1910, and the London averages for the 10 years 1881.90.