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Lambeth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE K. TABLE K.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shewn as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Fev ers. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis,Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | Cer.-Spin., Polio., and Encephalitis. | Appendicitis. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| Puerperal. | Enteric or Typhoid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | |||||||||||||||||||
| King's College Hospital | 286 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 52 | 100 | 38 | Under 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 54 |
| 5 upwds. | 13 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgrave Hospital | 108 | 78 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Under 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 30 | — | 11 | 158 | 232 | ||
| 5 upwds | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 63 | 101 | ||||||||||
| Ministry of Pensions Hos pital | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | Under 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 upwds. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Brixton | 517 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 120 | 250 | Under 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 1 | — | 2 7 | — | — | 3 46 | 7 68 |
| 5 upwds. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | 98 | 89 | 7 | 12 | — | — | 199 | 449 | ||||||||||
| Lambeth Workhouse Schools | 46 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | Under 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 38 |
| 5 upwds. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| British Home for Incurables | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | Under 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 upwds. | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Norwood | 467 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 94 | 282 | Under 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 46 |
| 5 upwds. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 63 | 113 | 4 | 11 | — | 2 | 195 | 421 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 3848 | 518 | 128 | 108 | 126 | 174 | 466 | 1021 | 1307 | Under 5 | — | 11 | 28 | — | 3 | 24 | 12 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 143 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 409 | 754 | |
| 5 upwds. | — | 7 | 27 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 24 | 222 | 498 | 1530 | 34 | 161 | 5 | 32 | 1529 | 3094 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 585 | 27 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 36 | 99 | 183 | 190 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 28 | 61 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 58 | 39 | 81 | 2 | 43 | — | 11 | 277 | 524 | |||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 951 | 188 | 48 | 44 | 55 | 70 | 174 | 265 | 107 | Under 5 | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 2 | — | 9 | 5 | 3 | 166 | 79 |
| 5 upwds. | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 59 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 15 | 449 | 672 | ||||||||||