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Lambeth 1897
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1897
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TABLE T.
Shewing Classification of Causes of Deaths in Lambeth
during 1897, compared with London.
A.—Total Deaths from all causes and at all ages, with
percentages of deaths to total deaths.
Class of Disease.
Lambeth Parish.
London.
No. of
Deaths
(corrected).
Percentage
of
Total
Deaths.
No. of
Deaths
(uncorrected).
Percentage
of
Total
Deaths.
I.—Zymotic Diseases
853
16.2
13357
16.5
Seven Principal
734
13.9
11525
14.2
Influenza
45
0.9
671
0.8
II.—Parasitic
3
0.06
47
0.06
III.—Dietetic
42
0.8
694
0.9
IV.—Constitutional
1021
19.4
16487
20.4
Cancer
239
4.6
3908
4.8
Phthisis
483
9.2
7864
9.7
Tubercular Diseases,
excluding Phthisis
188
3.6
3120
3.9
Rheumatism (Acute
and Chronic) and
Gout
51
0.9
597
0.7
V.—Developmental
421
8.0
5727
7.1
Old Age
188
3.6
2411
2.9
VI.—Local Diseases
2442
46.5
38572
47.7
Circulatory System
388
7.4
6967
8.6
Bronchitis
446
8.5
7408
9.2
Pneumonia and Broncho-Pneumonia
272
5.2
5053
6.2
Pleurisy and Pleuropneumonia
21
0.4
271
0.3
Respiratory System,
excluding Phthisis
819
17.5
13987
17.3
VII.—Violence
207
3.9
3026
3.7
Suicide
29
0.6
433
0.5
VIII.—Other Causes
271
5.2
2500
3.1