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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 1903
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1903
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | DEATHS IN OH BELONGING TO WHOLE DEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO REGISTRATION DISTRICT AT SUBJOINED AGES. SUB-DISTRICTS (AT ALL AGES). | TOTAL DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN DISTRICT. | |||||||||||||||
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| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Waterloo. | Lambeth Church First. | Lambeth Church Second. | Kenning ton First. | Kenning ton Second | Brixton. | Norwood. | District not stated. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| Small-pox | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 130 | 25 | 104 | 1 | — | — | - | 15 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 33 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | - | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 36 | |
| Whooping Cough | 126 | 65 | 56 | 5 | — | — | - | 13 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 8 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 29 | 3 | 15 | 11 | - | — | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | - | - | 38 | |
| Croup | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | — |
| Enteric | 24 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 15 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 22 | |
| (Other Continued | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | - | — | - | 1 | - | — | — | ||
| Fpidemic Influenza | 52 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Cholera Nostras | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | - | - | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa | 160 | 123 | 30 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 18 | — | 28 | ||
| Enteritis | 65 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 1 | — | |
| Puerperal fever | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | — | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 13 | |
| Oilier Septic diseases | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | — | — | |
| Phthisis | 435 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 63 | 328 | 14 | 50 | 36 | 73 | 86 | 49 | 93 | 37 | 11 | 147 | |
| Other Tuborculardisease | 204 | 81 | 57 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 48 | 31 | 25 | 41 | 9 | 1 | — | |
| Cancer malignatdisease | 307 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 196 | 103 | 24 | 20 | 51 | 54 | 40 | 79 | 30 | 9 | — | |
| Bronchitis | 370 | 100 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 147 | 47 | 21 | 64 | 70 | 53 | 94 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Pneamonia | 118 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 140 | |
| Pleurisy | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 219 | 66 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 55 | 26 | 4 | - | |
| Alcoholism | 33 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | |
| Cirrho is of Liver | 54 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | |
| Venereal diseases | 46 | 39 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Premature birth | 159 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 43 | 15 | — | - | |
| Diseases and Accidents of parturition | 12 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| Heart diseases | 584 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 291 | 250 | 57 | 39 | 89 | 101 | 84 | 139 | 54 | 21 | 232 | |
| Accidents | 137 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 105 | |
| Suicides | 36 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | — | |
| All other causes | 1287 | 369 | 57 | 35 | 18 | 414 | 394 | 150 | 68 | 171 | 188 | 173 | 337 | 131 | 49 | 806 | |
| All causes | 4664 | 1138 | 487 | 151 | 169 | 1680 | 1039 | 523 | 330 | 797 | 788 | 603 | 1106 | 399 | 118 | 1619 | |