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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 1919
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1919
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TABLE E.-continued B.—Deaths (corrected) of Infants under One Year of age from the chief infantile diseases, and from all causes, expressed in terms of 1000 births (corrected).
| 1 | Borough 1918. | Borough 1919. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected). | Proportion to 1000 Births (Corrected).* | Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected). | Proportion to 1000 Births (Corrected).* | |
| From all causes | 449 | 94.8 | 479 | 8.7 |
| Diarrœa | 35 | 7.4 | 64 | 1.1 |
| Convulsions | 17 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 90 | 18.9 | 88 | 1.6 |
| Premature Births | 72 | 15.2 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Tubercular Diseases (including Phthisis) | 16 | 3.4 | 15 | 0.3 |
| Measles | 25 | 5.3 | 2 | 0.04 |
| Whooping Cough | 22 | 4.6 | 5 | 0.09 |
| Suffocation in Bed | 6 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Enteritis | 18 | 3.8 | 2 | 0.04 |
| Dentition | – | – | 1 | 0.02 |
*N.B.—The above rates have been calculated upon the Registrar-General's corrected numbers of births
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