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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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(A.) REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS.
| Sub-Districts. Sub-Districts. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Church. | Kennington. | Stockwell. | Brixton. | Norwood. | No Address. | All Ages. | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| I. Specific Febrile,or Zymotic Diseases | 40 | 36 | 53 | 38 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 21 | 22 | 4 | – | 203 | 176 | 379 |
| II. Parasitic Diseases | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| III. Dietetic Diseases | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 86 | 60 | 90 | 63 | 105 | 96 | 122 | 128 | 84 | 97 | 11 | 4 | 498 | 448 | 946 |
| V. Development Diseases | 28 | 22 | 33 | 65 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 21 | 32 | – | 1 | 155 | 198 | 353 |
| VI. Local Diseases | 204 | 155 | 215 | 182 | 228 | 240 | 275 | 293 | 195 | 235 | 25 | 17 | 1142 | 1122 | 2264 |
| VII. Deaths from Violence | 19 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 29 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 | – | 115 | 58 | 173 |
| VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 12 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | – | 55 | 29 | 84 |
| Totals | 391 | 290 | 431 | 364 | 451 | 438 | 515 | 523 | 346 | 399 | 42 | 22 | 2176 | 2036 | 4212 |
(B.) AGE PERIODS.
| AGE.PERIODS. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1-2 | 2-5 | Under 5 Years. | 5-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-40 | 40-45 | 45-60 | 60-65 | 65 and over. | Over 5 Years. | All Ages. | ||||||||||||||||
| I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Diseases | 77 | 65 | 36 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 141 | 111 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | – | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 65 | 203 | 176 | 379 |
| II. Parasitic Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| III. Dietetic Diseases | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 12 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 101 | 70 | 41 | 35 | 134 | 103 | 45 | 39 | 93 | 105 | 464 | 429 | 498 | 448 | 946 |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 89 | 54 | – | – | – | – | 89 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 66 | 144 | 66 | 144 | 155 | 198 | 353 |
| VI. Local Diseases | 112 | 77 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 169 | 135 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 73 | 68 | 49 | 38 | 244 | 190 | 109 | 100 | 438 | 532 | 973 | 987 | 1142 | 1122 | 2264 |
| VII. Deaths from Violence | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 3 | – | 15 | 8 | 5 | – | 31 | 10 | 9 | – | 29 | 19 | 103 | 45 | 115 | 58 | 173 |
| VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 44 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 49 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 84 |
| Totals | 340 | 225 | 84 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 495 | 359 | 74 | 75 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 47 | 201 | 162 | 96 | 73 | 427 | 316 | 170 | 146 | 640 | 817 | 1681 | 1677 | 2176 | 2036 | 4212 |