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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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TABLE U. Shewing Classification of certain Causes of Deaths (uncorrected) in thr Borough of Lambeth compared with London during 1902 and 1903. A-Deaths at all Ages.
| Lambeth. | London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected) | Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected) | |||
| 1902. | 1903. | 1902. | 1903. | |
| I. Principal Zymotics | 10.1 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 11.3 |
| Influenza | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Measles | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.03 | 4.1 |
| II. Rheumatic Fever and Heart Rheumatism | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| III. Diseases of Circulatory System | 9.9 | 11.7 | 9.0 | 12.5 |
| IV. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 14.8 | 13.6 | 18.2 | 15.5 |
| Phthisis | 9.4 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| V. Injuries | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| B.—Deaths under 1Year of Age (per 1000 Births). | ||||
| All Causes | 127.4 | 131.7 | 140.9 | 131.5 |