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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 1895
Report on vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1895...
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TABLE S.
Giving Death-rates for different groups of diseases in the various Registration SubDistricts, calculated as percentages of the total deaths for each district.
| Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Cancer. | Respiratory Diseases. | Premature Births. | Suffocation in Bed. | Old Age. | Rheumatism and Gout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 9.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 26.9 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 12.1 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 24.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 7.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 25.2 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 8.8 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 25.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Kennington, 1st | 8.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 21.9 | 3.09 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 9.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 20.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Brixton | 9.5 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 19.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.02 | 0.7 |
| Norwood | 8.4 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 18.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.05 |
| Lambeth | 9.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 22.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| N.B.—Where the Districts are not definitely stated, the deaths have been equally subdivided amongst the eight Districts. | ||||||||