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Lambeth 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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LAMBETH BOROUGH.—Deaths Registered 'from all Causes during the Tear 1906.
Note-Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents
occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
| Sub-Districts. | Sub-Districts. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road 1st. | Waterloo Road 2nd. | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd. | Kenning-ton1st. | Kenning-ton 2nd. | Brixton. | Norwood. | No Address. | A11 Ages. | |||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F. | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F, | M | F | M | F | |||
| I. Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases | 22 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 78 | 62 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 34 | 75 | 75 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 334 | 307 | 641 | |
| II. Parasitic Diseases | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| III. Dietetic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2( | 25 | 45 | ||||||
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 48 | 2.' | 27 | 19 | 24 | 25 | by | 91 | 103 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 117 | 107 | 34 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 510 | 473 | 983 | |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 10 | 7 | 12 | 13 | o | 6 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 40 | 53 | 10 | 15 | o | 5 | 155 | 165 | 320 | |
| VI. Local Diseases | 6b | 7 (J | bV | 53 | b9 | 84 | 226 | 188 | 2u9 | 193 | 154 | 174 | 282 | 273 | 83 | 119 | 51 | 44 | 1206 | 1198 | ||
| VII. Deaths from Violence | 6 | 4 | lb | 0 | b | 7 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 11 | y | b | 3 | 2 | 110 | 54 | 164 | ||
| VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 19 | n | 7 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 65 | 151 | ||
| Totals | 159 | 120 | 153 | 114 | 133 | 159 | 443 | 389 | 418 | 362 | 314 | 317 | 549 | 535 | 170 | 228 | 82 | 64 | 2421 | 2288 | 4709 | |
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 36 | 4 1 | 77 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 43 | 71 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Simple Continued and Ill-defined Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ••• | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 9 | 22 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 30 | 19 | 49 | |
| Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 24 | 18 | 42 | ||
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2.—Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cholera. Nostras | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| Cholera, Asiatica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 11 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 120 | 268 | ||
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remittent or Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cow-pox and effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia. Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| Gonorrhoea, Stricture of Urethra | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Pysemia, Septicaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | |