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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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| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shewn as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Fever | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | Cerebro-Spinal and Poliomyel. | Appendicitis. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Puerperal. | Enteric or Typhoid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (/) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Infirmary (Women and Children) | 82 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 31 | 59 | ||
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| King George Hospital | 336 | — | — | — | 1 | 148 | 176 | 11 | Under 5 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 75 | 216 | _ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| General Lying-in Hospital, York Road | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | — | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 21 | |||
| 5 upwds. | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 553 | 41 | 26 | 36 | 49 | 135 | Under 5 | - | 8 | - | _ | - | - | 2 | 1 | 19 | - | - | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 upwds. | _ | 7 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 14 | 36 | 63 | - | 27 | 450 | |||||||||||||||||
| Remainder of Lambeth Church | 392 | 46 | 36 | 22 | 76 | 74 | Under 5 | - | 1 | - | — | - | 18 | — | 1 | 34 | - | 8 | — | - | 29 | 110 | |||||||
| 5 upwds. | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 63 | 29 | — | — | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| Lambeth Workhouse | 71 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l3 | 13 | — | — | — | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Lambeth Infirmary | 1556 | 152 | 102 | 77 | 56 | 256 | 366 | 462 | Under 5 | - | - | 61 | - | 3 | _ | 2 | _ | ||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | - | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | —- | — | 185 | 120 | 127 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 491 | |||||||||||||||
| St. Peter's House | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 67 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 74 | ||||||||||||||
| Remainder of Kennington | 367 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 62 | 80 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 7 | - | - | 30 | _ | 11 | 1 | - | _ | 19 | 97 | |||||
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 67 | 32 | 75 | 1 | - | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| 'South-Western Hospital | 122 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Under 5 | 9 | 35 | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | _ | - | - | - | - | 2 | 61 | ||||
| 5 upwds | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | — | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| Clapham Maternity | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 20 | |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Remainder of Stockwell | 74 | 34 | 41 | 27 | 61 | 171 | Under 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 18 | 13 | - | 1 | 40 | - | 24 | 1 | 1 | - | 43 | ||||||
| 5 upwds | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | - | — | 55 | 78 | 53 | 128 | 5 | - | 1 | 155 | 480 | ||||||||||||