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Lambeth 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Local Government Board New Tables.

Table: TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR 1914.BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.

TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR 1914.BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.

Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in institutions in the District (b).
All ages.Under 1 year1 and Under 2 years.2 and Under 5 years.5 and Under 15 years.15 and Under 25 ycars.25 and Under 45years.45 and Under 65 years.65 and up- wards.
1234567891011
All causesCertified (c)4269395567213915610114081986910592202
Uncertified3145617191715715960
Typhus Fever--------——
Enteric Fever15--1239——16
Continued Fever---------—
Small-pox---------—
Measles5816161511————24
Scarlet Fever16-2103—1——26
Whooping Cough40171472-———12
Diphtheria and Croup (See note (d))50131827—1——64
Influenza332———212983
Erysipelas1961——126315
Cerebro Spinal Fever421—1————8
Polio-myelitis acuta3-——21—-——3
Venereal Diseases26141———362—
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)386—13125418710722155
Tuberculous Meningitis (See note (e))481251313311——
Other Tuberculous Diseases611044861595—
Rheumatic Fever14——-1713—23
Cancer, malignant disease (See note (f))391-11--43211135 1-
Bronchitis36246115111462222210
Broncho Pneumonia149612921715817
Pneumonia (all other forms)192155979396048
Other diseases of Respiratory organs603463—62018—
Diseases of Circulatory System6111——152669185315265
Diseases of nervous system328244810135292125—
Diarrhœa (See note (g))1961562282134120
Enteritis(See note (f))164----534—
Appendicitis and Typhlitis16--15351140
Alcoholism (See note (h))24----111102—
Cirrhosis of Liver43-----62413—
Nephritis and Bright's Diseases145——212246650—
Puerperal Fever (See note (i))10————181—14
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnane and Parturition14---—2102——
Congenital Debility and Malformation, ineluding Premature Birth (See note (j))2402361111————
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide1422057147372824123
Suicides25———-31093
Other Defined Diseases520721181 1947862761101
Diseases ill-defined or unknown1151-2--3-
4269728143149169151618101212992202

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Notes to Table iii.
(a) All " Transferable Deaths " of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the
District who have died outside it, are included with the other deaths
in columns 2-10. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of
persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who have died
in the District, are in like manner excluded from these columns. For
the precise meaning of the term "transferable deaths" sec footnote
to Table I.
The total deaths in column 2 of Table III. equal the figures for the
vcar in column 12 of Table I.
(b) All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated
within the district, whether of residents or non-residents, are entered
in the last column of Table III.
(c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest
cases are classed as "Certified"; all other deaths are to be regarded
as " Uncertified."
(d) This heading includes all deaths from croup except those certified
as due to "spasmodic," "stridulous," "catarrhal," or "false"
croup.
(c) Under "Tuberculous Meningitis" are included deaths from Acute
Hydrocephalus.
(/) Under "Cancer" are included deaths under such headings as Carcinoma,
Scirrhus, Epithelioma, Rodent ulcer, Sarcoma, Cancer, and Malignant
Disease.
(g) Under this heading are included deaths registered as due to Epidemic
diarrhoea, Epidemic enteritis, Infective enteritis, Zymotic enteritis,
Summer diarrhoea, Choleraic diarrhoea, Cholera (other than Asiatic),
Gastro-enteritis, Gastro-intestinal catarrh, Muco-enteritis, Colitis,
etc. Deaths from Diarrhoea secondary to some other well-defined
disease are included under the latter.
For " Dysentery " see note at foot of Table III.
(h) Under this heading are included deaths from Delirium tremens, acute
and chronic alcoholism, etc., but not those certified as due to organic
disease attributed to alcoholism. The number of the latter may
with advantage be stated separately, though this statement cannot
be included in Table III.
(i) Under "Puerperal Fever" are included deaths under such headings
as Pyaemia, Septicaemia, Sapraemia, Pelvic peritonitis, Peri- and
Endo-metritis occurring in the Puerperium.
(j) Under this heading are included also deaths from Atrophy and Marasmus
of Infants, and want of Breast-milk, but not from Atelectasis.