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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 1904
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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Age-Periods of Corrected Deaths.
The 4880 corrected deaths daring 1904 may be further
analysed, and tabulated as follow:—
1248, i.e., 25.6 per cent. of the total (corrected) deaths took
place under 1 year of age.
530, i.e., 10.9 ,, between 1 and 5 years.
1778, i.e., 36.4 „ under 5 years.
212, i.e., 4.3 „ between 5 and 20 years.
559, i.e., 11.5 „ 20 to 40 years.
923, i.e , 18.7 „ 40 to 60 years.
1073, i.e., 21.9 „ 60 to 80 years
335, i.e., 6.8 ,, 80 years and over.
3102, i.e., 63.5 „ over 5 years.
These results may be compared with those for London given
in Table F, which shows the estimated mortalities per 1000
persons at each age-period for London during 1904 and the London
averages for the 10 years 1881-90.