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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 1902
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1902
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TABLE T. Shewing Classification of Causes of deaths in the Borough of Lambeth during 1901 and 1902. A.— Total Deaths from all causes and at all ages, with percentages of deaths to total deaths (corrected).
| Class of Disease. | Borough 1901. | Borough 1902. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths (correct-ed.) | Percent age of Total Deaths. | No. of Deaths correct-ed.) | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |
| I.— Zymotic Diseases | 741 | 14.3 | 704 | 13.1 |
| Seven Principal | 627 | 12.1 | 561 | 10.4 |
| Influenza | 55 | 1.1 | 78 | 1.4 |
| II.— Parasitic | 4 | 0.08 | 4 | 0.08 |
| III.— Dietetic | 28 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.5 |
| IV.— Constitutional | 1075 | 20.7 | 1137 | 21.1 |
| Cancer | 281 | 5.4 | 329 | 6.1 |
| Phthisis | 495 | 9.5 | 521 | 9.7 |
| Tubercular Diseases, ex-cluding Phthisis | 198 | 3.8 | 180 | 3.3 |
| Rheumatism (Acute and Chronic) and Gout | 47 | 0.9 | 38 | 0.7 |
| V.— Developmental | 361 | 6.9 | 342 | 6.4 |
| Old Age | 146 | 2.8 | 126 | 2.3 |
| VI.— Local Diseases | 2584 | 49.7 | 2762 | 51.3 |
| Circulatory System | 497 | 9.6 | 551 | 10.2 |
| Bronchitis | 537 | 10.3 | 529 | 9.8 |
| Pneumonia and Broncho-Pneumonia | 415 | 7.9 | 502 | 9.3 |
| Pleurisy and Pleuro-Pneu-monia | 23 | 0.4 | 42 | 0.8 |
| Respiratory System, ex-cluding Phthisis | 1044 | 20.1 | 1139 | 21.1 |
| VII.— Violence | 224 | 4.3 | 201 | 3.7 |
| Suicide | 31 | 0.6 | 33 | 0.6 |
| VIII.— Other Causes | 180 | 3.5 | 212 | 3.9 |