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Lambeth 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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Local Government Board Table iv. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR 1909. Name of District—BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | DEATH IN OR BELONGING TO WHOLE DISTRICT AT SUBKOINED AGES. | DEATH IN OR BELONGING TO REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICT (AT ALL AGES). | TOTAL DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN DISTRICT (UNCORRECTED.) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Kennington. | Stock well. | Brixton. | Norwood | District not stated. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 104 | 21 | 79 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 27 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | 36 | |
| Whooping Cough | 85 | 44 | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 9 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 58 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 11 | — | 79 | |
| Croup | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | |
| Other cont. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | 66 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 18 | — | 5 | |
| Cholera Nostras | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa | 118 | 99 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 10 | — | 36 | |
| Enteritis | 57 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 5 | — | |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 | |
| Other Septic diseases | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Phthisis | 428 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 323 | 31 | 50 | 51 | 82 | 106 | 77 | 50 | 12 | 183 | |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 139 | 39 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 1 | — | |
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 377 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 206 | 164 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 11 | — | |
| Bronchitis | 464 | 48 | 19 | — | 2 | 124 | 271 | 68 | 37 | 92 | 90 | 102 | 62 | 13 | 286 | |
| Pneumonia | 198 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 95 | 54 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 46 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Pleurisy | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 325 | 84 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 88 | 79 | 32 | 45 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 10 | — | |
| Alcoholism | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 49 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | — | |
| Venereal diseases | 42 | 28 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | — | |
| Premature Birth | 131 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 21 | — | — | |
| Diseases and Accidents of partruition | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |
| Heart diseases | 360 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 156 | 169 | 29 | 34 | 66 | 55 | 97 | 63 | 16 | 189 | |
| Accidents | 108 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 2 | — | |
| Suicides | 24 | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 81 | |
| All other causes | 1302 | 302 | 64 | 29 | 39 | 423 | 478 | 82 | 118 | 181 | 224 | 260 | 208 | 51 | 1053 | |
| All causes | 4543 | 830 | 423 | 145 | 151 | 1667 | 1327 | 437 | 495 | 840 | 893 | 1033 | 701 | 141 | 1994 | |