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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE G. Causes of, and Ages at, Death (Corrected) During the Year, 1937.
| Causes of Death | Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| All causes | 3,616 | 266 | 32 | 35 | 47 | 100 | 290 | 982 | 831 | 1,033 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | — | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Influenza | 116 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 21 | 30 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1 uberculosis of respiratory system | 208 | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 94 | 65 | 10 | 1 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | — |
| General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 498 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 24 | 204 | 156 | 109 |
| Diabetes | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 151 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 43 | 47 | 57 |
| Heart Disease | 1,046 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 17 | 247 | 307 | 468 |
| Aneurysm | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | 128 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 48 | 54 |
| Bronchitis | 142 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 32 | 43 | 47 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 207 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 67 | 38 | 32 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 64 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 30 | 19 | 6 | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 53 | 42 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| A nnpnHiritic | 18 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | o | __ | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Other digestive diseases | 56 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 84 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 21 | 18 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Other puerperal causes | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 112 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Senility | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 98 |
| Suicide | 37 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Violence | 101 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 22 |
| Other defined diseases | 239 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 62 | 46 | 39 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
Deaths in Institutions in Lambeth
| Lambethans | Strangers | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Hospitals | 198 | 785 | 983 |
| State-aided Hospitals | 668 | 688 | 1,356 |
| Homes for the dying, etc | 36 | 14 | 50 |