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Lambeth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE S. [Local Government Board Old Table A.] Table of DEATHS during the year 1914 in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shewn as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||
| Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Fevers. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | Appendicitis. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| Puerperal. | Enteric or Typhoid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (K) | |||||||||||||||||
| King's College Hospital | 248 | 42 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 45 | 69 | 18 | Under 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 41 | 69 |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | 22 | — | 23 | 7 | 111 | 179 | ||||||||||
| Belgrave Hospital | 161 | 104 | 27 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | _ | Under 5 | - | 3 | - | -_ | 1 | - | - | 37 | - | 1 | 24 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 85 | 153 |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 4th London General Hospital | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | — | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1st London General Hospital | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | - | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Brixton | 638 | 99 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 85 | 137 | 235 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | - | 1 | 27 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 67 | 126 |
| 5 upwds. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 74 | 94 | 85 | 10 | 11 | - | 226 | 512 | ||||||||||
| 'Lambeth Workhouse Schools | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | - | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | -4 | ||||||||||
| British Home of Incurables | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Norwood | 509 | 78 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 64 | 111 | 209 | Under 5 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | - | - | 22 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 44 | 103 |
| 5 upwds. | - | — | - | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 40 | 63 | 77 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 199 | 406 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 4630 | 865 | 185 | 216 | 213 | 174 | 654 | 1094 | 1229 | Under 5 | 18 | 39 | - | 1 | 8 | 64 | 40 | 206 | 1 | 6 | 241 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 593 | 1266 |
| 5 upwds. | 10 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 356 | 493 | 583 | 31 | 175 | 41 | 1567 | 3364 | ||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 647 | 68 | 24 | 28 | 46 | 32 | 129 | 169 | 151 | Under 5 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 24 | - | - | 17 | - | - | 2 | - | 59 | 120 |
| 5 upwds. | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 50 | 43 | 82 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 293 | 527 | ||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 1008 | 205 | 66 | 95 | 90 | 55 | 165 | 251 | 81 | Under 5 | 11 | 24 | - | - | 1 | 19 | 6 | 44 | - | 2 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 11 | - | 191 | 366 |
| 5 upwds. | 8 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 28 | 55 | 1 | 68 | 27 | 396 | 642 | ||||||||||