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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 1914
[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. |
|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoea and Dysentrv | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — |
| Influenza | — | 2 |
| Typhoid | 1 | — |
| Measles | — | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 9 | 4 |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 2 | 3 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 3 | 1 |
| Heart disease | 5 | — |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 |
| Broncho-Pnuemonia | — | — |
| Other Lung diseases | — | — |
| Nephritis and Brirht's disease | — | — |
| Violent deaths | 10 | 4 |
| Suicide | 2 | 2 |
| Appendicit's | 4 | — |
| Nervous diseases | 6 | 7 |
| Strangulated Hernia | — | — |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 1 |
| Diseases of Digestive System | 2 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — |
| Rheumatic Fever | — | l |
| Not classified above | 8 | 9 |
| 60 | 38 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1914.
Of the 4,269 corrected deaths, 728 are infants under one year
of age. The total number of registered births is 8,188, and, of
these, 564 occurred at the Lying.in Hospital, and belong to districts
outside Lambeth Borough, 23 occurred at the Workhouse, and
belong to districts outside Lambeth Borough, and 421 occurred
at the Maternity Hospital and belong to districts outside Lambeth
Borough. In this way, the corrected number of births for the
Borough is 7,180*. The corrected infantile mortality (i.e., rate
*The Registrar.General returns the corrected number of births for the
Borough during 1914 as 7032.