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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 Year 1906.
Note —The Heaths of Non-Resident occurring in Public Institutions situated ln the District are excluded, and the Death of Residents
occuring 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-ton 1st. | Kenning-ton 2nd. | Brixton. | Norwood. | No Address. | All Ages. | ||||||||||||
| II.— Parasitic Diseases. | M | F. | M. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Thrush. and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Worms Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| III.—Dietetic Diseases. | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Seurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 33 | |||||||
| Chronic Alcoholism | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 13 | 25 | |||||||
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||
| Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Gout | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 44 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 115 | 182 | 297 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Cancrum Oris (Noma) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | l | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 28 | 26 | 54 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | 41 | 50 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 51 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 259 | 152 | 411 | |||||||
| Phthisis | 36 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||||||
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | q | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| Other form of Tuberoulosis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | £ | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Anæmia Chlorosis, Leucocy thæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 82 | 70 | 152 | ||||||||
| Premature Birth | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Atelectasis | ... | 3 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 12 | 34 | |||||
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 77 | 119 |
| Old Age | 2 | 1 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| VI.—Local Diseases. | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 35 | 22 | 57 | ||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 114 | 192 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 46 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ] | ... | ... | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Convulsions | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia. Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |