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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 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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The particulars of the 21 deaths are as follows:-
| Name | Age when put on Milk (months). | State of Health when put on Milk. | Length of time on Milk. (in days). | Stated cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.S. | 3 | Weakly | 280 | Inflammation of lungs and pneumonia, catarrh of bowel (inquest) |
| E.M | 5 | Diseased nose | 245 | Pneumonia |
| W.D. | 4 days | Weakly | 172 | Measles |
| D.F. | 1½ | Good | 139 | Bronchitis epidemic diarrhæa |
| F.H. | 5 | Wasting | 121 | Abscess of brain |
| B.L. | 2 | Wasting cleft palate | 95 | Diarrhæa |
| H.C. | 2 | Moribund | 3 | Convulsions |
| S.F. | 2 | Good | 125 | Whooping cough |
| A.B. | 2 days | Premature | 86 | Epidemic diarrhæa |
| F.R. | 3 | Delicate | 105 | Marasmus bronchitis |
| M.S. | 3 | Wasting | 45 | Consumption of bowels |
| H.F. | 1 | Moribund | 2 | Inanition |
| H.G. | 5 | Weakly | 132 | Epidemic diarrhoea |
| J.A. | 3 | Marasmus | 5 | Epidemic enteritis |
| A.S. | 2 | Good | 84 | Bronchopneumonia |