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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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Table: TABLE T. Shewing Classification of Causes of deaths (corrected) in the Borough of Lambeth during 1908 and 1909. A.—Total Deaths from all causes and at all ages with percentages of deaths to total deaths (corrected).

TABLE T. Shewing Classification of Causes of deaths (corrected) in the Borough of Lambeth during 1908 and 1909. A.—Total Deaths from all causes and at all ages with percentages of deaths to total deaths (corrected).

Class of Disease.Borough. 1909.Borough 1908.
No. of Deaths (corrected).Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected).No. of Deaths (corrected).Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected).
I.—Zymotic Diseases54812.1529I2.2
Seven Principal4028.93979.1
Influenza661.5651.5
II.—Parasitic20.0420-05
III. —Dietetic180.4340.8
IV.—Constitutional103622.8103123.8
Cancer3778.33387.8
Phthisis4289.444110.2
Tubercular Diseases, excluding Phthisis1393.11603.7
Rheumatism (Acute and Chronic) and Gout260.6230.5
V.—Developmental3076.82966.8
Old Age1322.91132.6
VI.—Local Diseases235951.9216249.8
Circulatory System48710.747210.9
Bronchitis46410.23838.8
Pneumonia and BronchoPneumonia3758.33187.3
Pleurisy and Pleuro-Pneumonia681.5541.2
Respiratory System, excluding Phthisis99521.981618.8
VII.—Violence1312.91393.2
Suicide240.5360.8
VIII.—Other Causes1393.11383.2