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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Causes of the 93 Outside Deaths.
| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. |
| Influenza | ... | 2 |
| Typhoid | 1 | ... |
| Measles | ... | 1 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary | ||
| Tubeiculosis) | 6 | 8 |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 1 | ... |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 5 | ... |
| Heart disease | 3 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | ... | 1 |
| Other Lung diseases | 1 | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright’s | ||
| disease | 3 | 1 |
| Violent deaths | 4 | 3 |
| Suicide | 1 | 1 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | ... |
| Nervous diseases | 5 | 6 |
| Strangulated Hernia | ... | 1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Digestive | ... | |
| System | 1 | |
| Prepura hemorrhagica | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 2 |
| Not classified above | 11 | 3 |
| 49 | 44 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1913
Of one 4,280 corrected deaths, 733 are infants under one
year of age. The total number of registered births is 3,341,
and, of these, 507 occurred at the Lying-in Hospital, and
belong to districts outside Lambeth Borough, 17 occurred