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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 K. TABLE K.
| 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 | 19 | 20 | |||
| Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | Cerebro-Spinal and Poliomyel | Appendicitis. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
| Puerperal. | Continued. | Enteric or Typhoid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| King's College Hospital | 210 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 23 | 32 | 42 | 19 | Under 5 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 30 | 60 | |
| 5 upwds. | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 94 | 150 | |||||||||||
| Belgrave Hospital | 108 | 62 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | 2 | 24 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 58 | 94 | |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1st London General Hospital | 134 | - | - | - | - | 51 | 80 | 3 | - | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 81 | - | 1 | 7 | 134 | |||||||||||
| 4th London General Hospital | 197 | - | - | - | - | 95 | 96 | 6 | - | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 | 83 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 197 | |||||||||||
| Remainder of Brixton | 752 | 63 | 30 | 39 | 35 | 48 | 130 | 166 | 241 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 15 | 5 | - | - | 42 | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | 41 | 132 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 107 | 83 | 150 | 17 | — | 1 | 204 | 620 | ||||||||||||
| Lambeth Workhouse Schools | 53 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 2 | 3 | -_ | 3 | - | - | - | 28 | 45 | |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| British Home of Incurables | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 upwds. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Remainder of Norwood | 611 | 48 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 39 | 111 | 129 | 217 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 23 | 2 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 37 | 94 | |
| 5 upwds. | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 36 | 87 | 76 | 116 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 517 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 6310 | 661 | 333 | 382 | 347 | 661 | 1271 | 1197 | 1458 | Under 5 | 10 | 49 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 155 | 118 | 87 | 1 | 11 | 324 | 2 | 75 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 492 | 1376 | |
| 5 upwds. | 9 | 39 | - | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 428 | 694 | 579 | 868 | 542 | 12 | 48 | 1653 | 4931 | |||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 796 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 52 | 183 | 230 | 219 | Under 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 12 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 36 | 79 | |
| 5 upwds. | - | 5 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 10 | - | 92 | 82 | 88 | 59 | 36 | - | 3 | 332 | 717 | |||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 2158 | 248 | 117 | 139 | 143 | 406 | 620 | 316 | 169 | Under 5 | 4 | 30 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 105 | - | 4 | 15 | 3 | - | 199 | 504 | |
| 5 upwds. | 4 | 23 | - | 5 | - | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 125 | 173 | 98 | 183 | 451 | 9 | 34 | 533 | 1654 | |||||||||||