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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.—continued. B.—Deaths (corrected) of Infants under One Year of age from the chief infantile diseases, and from all causes, expressed in terms of 1000 births (corrected).
| Borough 1917. | Borough 1918. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected). | Proportion to 1000 Births (Corrected).* | Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected). | Proportion to 1000 Births (Corrected).* | |
| From all causes | 516 | 98.6 | 449 | 94.8 |
| Diarrhoea | 56 | 10.7 | 35 | 7.4 |
| Convulsions | 11 | 2.1 | 17 | 3.6 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 111 | 21.2 | 90 | 18.9 |
| Premature Births | 89 | 17.01 | 72 | 15.2 |
| Tubercular Diseases (including Phthisis) | 17 | 3.2 | 16 | 3.4 |
| Measles | 18 | 3.4 | 25 | 5.3 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 1.9 | 22 | 4.6 |
| Suffocation in Bed | 12 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.3 |
| Enteritis | 6 | 1.1 | 18 | 3.8 |
| Dentition | 4 | 0.8 | - | - |
*N.B.—The above rates have been calculated upon the Registrar-General's corrected numbers of births.