London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Causes of Death | Ages—Both Sexes | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | M. | F. | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6. Tuberculosis, respiratory system | — | 3 | - | 78 | 52 | 14 | 86 | 61 |
| 7. Other Tuberculosis | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 6 | 7 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | — . | - | - | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 12 |
| 9. Influenza | 4 | - | - | 5 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 19 |
| 10. Measles | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 11. Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ |
| 12. Ac. Infectious Encephalitis (Lethargic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. Cancer, Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (M.) Uterus (F.) | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 16 |
| 14. Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | - | - | - | 7 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 30 |
| 15. Cancer, Breast | - | - | - | 2 | 17 | 18 | - | 37 |
| 16. Cancer, all other sites | - | - | 1 | 16 | 107 | 114 | 139 | 99 |
| 17. Diabetes | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| 18. Cerebral Vascular Lesions | - | - | - | 6 | 57 | 162 | 104 | 121 |
| 19. Heart Disease | - | - | - | 21 | 118 | 563 | 340 | 362 |
| 20. Other Circulatory Diseases | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 76 | 59 | 54 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 8 | 1 | - | 7 | 53 | 109 | 110 | 68 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 66 | 79 | 56 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1 7 | 13 |
| 24. Ulcer, Stomach and Duodenum | - | - | - | 6 | 2 0 | 19 | 40 | 5 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 4 |
| 26. Appendicitis | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| 27. Other Digestive diseases | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 9 | 35 |
| 28. Nephritis | - | - | - | 7 | 18 | 39 | 31 | 29 |
| 29. Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | - | — | - | 1 | - | - | 35 | 1 |
| 30. Other Maternal Causes | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 31. Premature Birth | 43 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 16 |
| 32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile diseases | 45 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 27 | 23 |
| 33. Suicide | - | — | - | 14 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 5 |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 10 |
| 35. Other Violent Causes | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 12 | 45 |
| 36. All other causes | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 92 | 29 90 | 69 |
| Total All Causes | 172 | 22 | 24 | 246 | 674 | 1,464 | 1,388 | 1,214 |