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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| 20. | Other Circulatory Diseases | — | — | 4 | 3 | 38 | 121 | 81 | 81 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 4 | — | - | 5 | 53 | 150 | 131 | 81 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 17 | 2 | - | 6 | 21 | 80 | 57 | 69 |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 9 |
| 24. | Ulcer, Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | - | 3 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 8 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 12 | 1 | - | — | — | - | 6 | 7 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 27. | Other Digestive diseases | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 32 |
| 28. | Nephritis | — | — | - | 6 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
| 29. | Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. | Other Maternal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. | Premature Birth | 28 | — | — | - | _ | — | 21 | 7 |
| 32. | Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile diseases | 46 | 2 | _ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 22 |
| 33. | Suicide | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 |
| 34. | Road Traffic Accidents | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| 35. | Other Violent Causes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| 36. | All other causes | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 78 | 83 | 52 |
| Total All Causes | 119 | 21 | 19 | 207 | 646 | 1,724 | 1,377 | 1,359 |
† per 1,000 related births.