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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 1916
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1916
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TABLE F.
| Class of Disease. | Borough 1915. | Borough 1916. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths (corrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected) . | No. of Deaths (corrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected). | |
| 1.—Zymotic Diseases | 510 | 10.9 | 379 | 8.9 |
| Seven Principal | 335 | 7.2 | 248 | 5.9 |
| Influenza | 85 | 1.8 | 56 | 1.3 |
| II.—Parasitic | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 |
| III.—Dietetic | 21 | 0.5 | 12 | 0.3 |
| IV.—Constitutional | 968 | 20.8 | 946 | 22.4 |
| Cancer | 360 | 7.8 | 370 | 8.8 |
| Phthisis | 413 | 8.9 | 387 | 9.2 |
| Tubercular Diseases,excluding Phthisis | 105 | 2.3 | 101 | 2.4 |
| Rheumatism (Acute and Chronic) and Gout | 24 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.5 |
| V.—Developmental | 376 | 8.1 | 353 | 8.4 |
| Old Age | 208 | 4.5 | 210 | 4.9 |
| VI.—Local Diseases | 2496 | 53.6 | 2264 | 53.7 |
| Circulatory System | 635 | 605 | 13.6 | 14.4 |
| Bronchitis | 531 | 11.4 | 376 | 8.9 |
| Pneumonia and Broncho-Pneumonia | 330 | 7.1 | 244 | 5.8 |
| Pleurisy and Pleuropneumonia | 113 | 2.4 | 94 | 2.2 |
| Respiratory System.excluding Phthisis | 1036 | 22.3 | 766 | 18.2 |
| VII.—Violence | 181 | 3.9 | 173 | 4.1 |
| Suicide | 19 | 0.4 | 24 | 0.6 |
| VIII.—Other Causes | 101 | 2.2 | 83 | 1.9 |