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Lambeth 1919
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1919
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TABLE K. TABLE K. [Local Government Board Old Table A.] Table of DEATHS during the year 1919 in the Borough of Lambeth,
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shewn as separate localities. (a) | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. (b) | (c) Under 1 year. | (d) 1 and under 2. | (e) 2 and under 5. | (f) 5 and under 15. | (g) 15 and under 25. | (h) 25 and under 45. | (i) 45 and under 65. | (j) 65 and upwards. | (k) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | Cerebro-Spinal M. and Poliomyelitis | Appendicitis. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Puerperal. | Continued. | Enteric or Typhoid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King's College Hospital | 249 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 23 | 60 | 57 | 25 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 53 |
| 5 upwds. | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 30 | – | 9 | 106 | 196 | ||||||||||
| Belgrave Hospital | 69 | 40 | 7 | 12 | 10 | – | – | – | – | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 16 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 59 |
| 5 upwds. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1st London General Hospital | 49 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 30 | 4 | – | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 upwds. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 49 | ||||||||||
| 4th London General Hospital | 77 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 52 | 6 | – | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 upwds. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 6 | – | 3 | 29 | 77 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Brixton | 646 | 70 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 76 | 147 | 287 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | – | 1 | 30 | – | 7 | 6 | – | – | 41 | 98 |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 47 | 121 | 107 | 53 | 22 | – | – | 192 | 548 | ||||||||||
| Lambeth Workhouse Schools | 32 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 10 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 25 |
| 5 upwds. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
| British Home of Incurables | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 upwds. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Norwood | 564 | 51 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 127 | 264 | Under 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 19 | – | 4 | 5 | – | – | 37 | 76 |
| 5 upwds. | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 33 | 100 | 84 | 39 | 9 | – | – | 218 | 488 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 4932 | 640 | 126 | 170 | 238 | 284 | 809 | 1130 | 1535 | Under 5 | 9 | 39 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 25 | 11 | 103 | – | 9 | 191 | 3 | 29 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 457 | 936 |
| 5 upwds. | 12 | 41 | – | 10 | – | 9 | 10 | 5 | – | 4 | 11 | 317 | 645 | 602 | 323 | 236 | 18 | 48 | 1705 | 3996 | ||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be | taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 631 | 49 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 35 | 118 | 198 | 168 | Under 5 | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 40 | 73 |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 82 | 30 | 85 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 272 | 558 | ||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 1371 | 210 | 32 | 64 | 108 | 130 | 342 | 313 | 172 | Under 5 | 3 | 22 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31 | – | 3 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 164 | 306 |
| 5 upwds. | 6 | 18 | – | 7 | – | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 64 | 96 | 78 | 74 | 120 | 13 | 32 | 539 | 1065 | ||||||||||