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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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The Deaths occurring in Lambeth from all Causes in the 52 weeks ending Saturday, 31st December, 1887
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 6 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Total at all Ages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 1382 | 912 | 332 | 622 | 867 | 984 | 203 | 6292 | |
| Small Pox | Vaccinated | ||||||||
| Unvaccinated | |||||||||
| No statement | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Measles | 34 | 110 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 152 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 76 | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 120 | |
| Typhus | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Relapsing Fever | |||||||||
| Influenza | |||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 83 | 97 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 187 | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 60 | 32 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 106 | |
| Simple and undefined Fever | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | |
| Enteric Fever | — | 3 | 16 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 39 | |
| Simple Cholera | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 213 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 278 | |
| Remittent Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Hydrophobia | |||||||||
| Glanders | |||||||||
| Cowpox and Vaccination | |||||||||
| Venereal Affections | 26 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 33 | |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 21 | |
| Pyaemia Septicaemia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 11 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 13 | |
| Other Zymotic Diseases | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Thrush | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Worms and oth. Par. Dis. | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Starvation,want of breast mlk. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Alcoholism, Delirium Tre. | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| Rheu.Fev., Rheu. of the Heart | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | |
| Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Gout | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 9 | |
| Rickets | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Cancer | — | — | 2 | 11 | 87 | 64 | a | 167 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 36 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 60 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 36 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 82 | |
| Phthisis | 7 | 6 | 42 | 228 | 160 | 27 | l | 471 | |
| Scrofula, Tuberculosis . | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 46 | |
| Other Constitutional Disease | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 34 | |
| Premature Birth | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | |
| Atelectasis | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Congen. Malformations | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | |
| - | — | — | — | — | 101 | 80 | 181 | ||
| Apoplexy | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 38 | 65 | 14 | 125 | |
| Epilepsy | 1 | — | 4 | 19 | 9 | 6 | — | 39 | |
| Convulsions | 173 | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 208 | |
| Other Diseases of Brain, &c. | 41 | 51 | 28 | 27 | 59 | 76 | 9 | 291 | |
To these may be added the deaths of 33 Parishioners who died in the outlying Institutions from the above diseases,
viz.: Measles 1, Scarlet Fever 24, Diphtheria 2, Typhoid 3, and Diarrhoea 3.
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