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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 1904
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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| CAUSES OP DEATH. | DEATHS IN' OR BELONGING TO WHOLE DISTRICT AT SUBJOINED AGES. | DEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS (AT ALL AGES). | TOTAL DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN DISTRICT. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Waterloo. | Lambeth Church First. | Lambeth Church Second. | Kenning-ton First. | Kenning- ton Second. | Brixton. | Norwood. | District not stated. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 164 | 46 | 112 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 29 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 32 |
| Whooping Cough | 109 | 45 | 60 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| Diphtheria and Mem-branous Croup | 34 | 2 | 20 | 10 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | 50 |
| Croup | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| (Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fever Enteric | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 19 |
| (Other Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Cholera Nostras | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhœa | 265 | 219 | 39 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 57 | 26 | 45 | 26 | 2 | 63 |
| Enteritis | 89 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 9 | — | — |
| Puerperal fever | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Other Septic diseases | 13 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Phthisis | 447 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 342 | 24 | 19 | 15 | /89 | 77 | 53 | 92 | 33 | 11 | 143 |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 174 | 64 | 55 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 29 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Cancer, malignantdisease | 309 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 197 | 102 | 60 | 32 | 27 | 50 | 55 | 90 | 34 | 12 | — |
| Bronchitis | 423 | 105 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 110 | 163 | 22 | 15 | 70 | 69 | 55 | 104 | 22 | 11 | 182 |
| Pneumonia | 150 | 26 | 32 | — | 5 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 1 | |
| Pleurisy | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | |||
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 253 | 73 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 34 | 59 | 26 | 5 | — |
| Alcoholism | 38 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| Cirrho-is of Liver | 62 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 5 | — | — |
| Venereal diseases | 41 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Premature birth | 172 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 23 | 18 | 52 | 11 | 1 | — | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of parturition | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 93 | 3 | — | 223 |
| Heart diseases | 406 | 4 | — | 12 | 27 | 207 | 156 | 35 | 25 | 64 | 76 | 53 | 27 | 11 | 94 | |
| Accidents | 144 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 4 | — | ||||
| Suicides | 26 | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | ||
| All other causes | 1842 | 367 | 75 | 41 | 32 | 415 | 520 | 163 | 61 | 217 | 250 | 164 | 355 | 123 | 59 | 867 |
| All causes | 4880 | 1248 | 530 | 144 | 182 | 1676 | 1100 | 408 | 273 | 579 | 593 | 502 | 785 | 281 | 67 | 1728 |