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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 U. Shewing Classification of Certain Causes of Deaths (uncorrected) in the Borough of Lambeth, compared with London, during 1908 and 1909, given in percentagesofthe total uncorrected deaths. A.—Deaths at all Ages.

TABLE U. Shewing Classification of Certain Causes of Deaths (uncorrected) in the Borough of Lambeth, compared with London, during 1908 and 1909, given in percentagesofthe total uncorrected deaths. A.—Deaths at all Ages.

Lambeth.London.
Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected)Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected)
1908.1909.1908.1909.
1. Principal Zymotics9.39.29.69.03
Influenza1.41.41.91.7
Measles2.12.12.23.3
Whooping Cough091.61.41.8
Diarrhœa and Dysentery (including Cholera)3.92.63.82.3
II. Rheumatic Fever and Heart Rheumatism0.30.30.30.3
III. Diseases of Circulatory System10.510.113.413.1
IV. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy16.318.817.519.6
Phthisis8.88.59.48.9
V. Injuries373.44.33.8
B—Deaths under 1 Year of Age (per 1000 Births uncorrected).
All Causes106.7106.7115.4110.3