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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH | Sex | Total All ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | AGE IN YEARS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 and over | |||||
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| F | 22 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 7 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital Malformations | M | 20 | 10 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | • | 3 | |
| 32. Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | M | 118 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 19 |
| F | 169 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 56 | |
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 30 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 15 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 10 | |
| 34- All Other Accidents | M | 44 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| F | 28 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 35- Suicide | M | 27 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 18 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| 36* Homicide and Operstions of War | M | 3 | - | - | . | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | M | 1,830 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 42 | 168 | 400 | 554 | 517 |
| F | 1,782 | 50 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 119 | 215 | 401 | 899 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 3,612 | 102 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 79 | 287 | 615 | 955 | 1.416 | |