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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 1918
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1918
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TABLE E. Shewing Classification of Causes of Deaths (corrected) in the Borough of Lambeth during 1917 and 1918. A.—Total Deaths from all causes and at all ages with percentages of such deaths to total deaths (corrected).
| Class of Disease. | Borough 1917. | Borough 1918. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths (corrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected). | No. of Deaths (corrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected). | |
| I.—Zymotic Diseases | 419 | 10.05 | 1210 | 24.4 |
| Seven Principal | 295 | 7.1 | 334 | 6.7 |
| Influenza | 56 | 1.3 | 819 | 16.5 |
| II.—Parasitic | 2 | 0 .05 | 2 | 0.04 |
| III.—Dietetic | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.04 |
| IV.—Constitutional | 996 | 23.9 | 1013 | 20.5 |
| Cancer | 363 | 8.7 | 392 | 7.9 |
| Phthisis | 411 | 9.9 | 401 | 8.1 |
| Tubercular Diseases, excluding Phthisis | 139 | 3.3 | 137 | 2.8 |
| Rheumatism (Acute and Chronic) and Gout | 23 | 0.5 | 21 | 0.4 |
| V.—Developmental | 287 | 6.9 | 264 | 5.3 |
| Old Age | 166 | 3.9 | 169 | 3.4 |
| VI.—Local Diseases | 2212 | 53.1 | 1427 | 28.8 |
| Circulatory System | 636 | 15.2 | 571 | 11.5 |
| Bronchitis | 322 | 7.7 | 321 | 6.5 |
| Pneumonia and Broncho-Pneumonia | 297 | 7.1 | 393 | 7.9 |
| Pleurisy and pleuropneumonia | 94 | 2.2 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Respiratory System,excluding Phthisis | 770 | 18.5 | 883 | 17.8 |
| VII.—Violence | 178 | 4.3 | 153 | 3.1 |
| Suicide | 22 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.5 |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 69 | 1 .6 | 54 | 1.1 |