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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR, 1940 Total deaths = 4286 Mortality 1972 (1537)
| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGES - BOTH SEXES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | l and under 5 | 5under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 anduder 65 | 65 ana upwards | Totals M F | ||
| All causes | 144 | 60 | 59 | 657 | 1248 | 2118 | 2195 201 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | . 1 | - |
| 2. | Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 3. | Scarlet fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. | Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 6. | Tuberculosis, Resp. Syst. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 62 | 9 | 102 |
| 7. | Other Tuberculosis | - | 6 | - | 15 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 8. | Syphilitic diseases | - | - | - | 5 | 18 | 10 | 24 |
| 9. | Influenza | 2 | - | - | 4 | 16 | 14 | 24 |
| 10. | Measles | 2 | 2 | - | . - | - | - | 2 |
| 11. | Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 12. | Ac. Infectious Encephalitis (Lethargic) | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 13. | Cancer, Buccal Cavity and) Oesophagus (M) ) Uterus (F) ) | - | - | - | 7 | 24 | 22 | 32 |
| 14. | Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | _ | - | - | 4 | 36 | 40 | 47 |
| 15. | Cancer, Breast | - | - | - | 5 | 24 | 15 | 2 |
| 16. | Cancer, All other sites | - | - | 1 | 19 | 138 | 149 | 176 |
| 17. | Diabetes | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 15 | 10 |
| 18. | Cerebral Vascular Lesions | - | - | - | 4 | 71 | 164 | 108 |
| 19. | Heart diseases | - | - | 1 | 42 | 181 | 847 | 482 |
| 20. | Other Circulatory diseases | - | - | - | 5 | 33 | 60 | 45 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 12 | 3 | - | 10 | 102 | 196 | 169 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 15 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 65 | 121 | 126 |
| 23. | Other Respiratory diseases | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 27 | 15 | 35 |
| 24. | Ulcer, Stomach and Duodenum | - | - | - | 7 | 34 | 52 | 58 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27. | Other Digestive diseases | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 42 | 57 |
| 28. | Nephritis | - | - | 3 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 33 |
| 29. | Fuerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 30. | Other Maternal Causes | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | - |
| 31. | Premature Birth | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| 32. | Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile diseases | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 29 |
| 33 . | Suicide | - | — | - | 12 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 34. | Road Traffic Accidents | - | 1 | - | 11 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 35. | Other Violent Causes | 7 | 18 | 42 | 303 | 242 | 122 | 375 |
| 36. | All other causes | 4 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 74 | 193 | 146 |