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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 1916
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1916
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The details of the tuberculosis deaths in the various Registration Sub-Districts are :—
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Corrected Deaths from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pul. Tub. or Phthisis (consumpt'n) | Other Forms Tuberculosis. | Total Deaths Tuberculosis (all forms) | Phthisis-rate per 1,000 population. | Tuberculosis rate per 1,000 population. | |
| Lambeth Church | 75 | 20 | 95 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Kennington | 80 | 21 | 101 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Stockwell | 78 | 20 | 98 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Brixton | 91 | 27 | 118 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Norwood | 63 | 13 | 76 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 387 | 101 | 488 | *1.4 | †1.7 |
Rates for Inner Districts ... 1 . 6* and 2 .1 †.
Rates for Outer Districts ... 1 . 2* and 1.5†
During the five quinquennia 1891-1895 (Parish), 1896-1900
(Parish), 1901-1905 (Borough), 1906-1910 (Borough), and 1911-1915
(Borough), the yearly averages of total deaths from (a) pulmonary
tuberculosis or consumption (phthisis), and (b) tuberculosis (all
forms) were (a) 478.8, 496.8, 462.8, 421.6 and 386.8, and (b)
675.0, 690.0, 647.4, 567.4 and 500.0 respectively, representing
a steady decline in the tuberculosis death-rates during the last 20
years.
*† In calculating the death rates for the Registration Sub-Districts (Inner
and Outer), the deaths registered in Stockwell Sub-District are divided equally
between Inner and Outer Stockwell, as has been done in previous Reports.