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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 1898
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1898
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Lambeth Parish.- Deaths registered from all causes the year 1898.
| Sub-Districts | Waterloo Road 1st. | Waterloo Road 2nd | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd. | Kennington 1st. | Kennington 2nd. | Brixton. | Norwooc | Ward not started. | All Ages. | Total. | ||||||||||
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| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Rheumatism | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 46 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 105 | 165 | 270 |
| Cancrum Oris (Noma) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| Tuberc-Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 44 | 34 | 78 |
| Phthisis | 30 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 52 | 34 | 49 | 20 | 38 | 34 | 63 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 298 | 192 | 490 |
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 84 | 154 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 70 | 27 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 14 | 28 |
| Old Age | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 11 | 180 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 118 | 42 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 103 | 18 | 230 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 46 | 127 | 82 |
| Epilepsy | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 27 |
| Convulsions | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 44 | 19 | 68 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 24 | 8 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 | 26 | 39 |
| Diseases of Ear, Eye, Nose | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Acute Endocarditis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 72 | 118 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 118 | 130 | 248 |
| Aneurism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Croup | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Bronchitis | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 42 | 53 | 46 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 266 | 285 | 551 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ... | 127 | 76 | 203 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Bronchopneumonia | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 43 | 102 |
| Pleuropneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Other Dis. of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 15 | 50 |
| Dentition | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 17 | 26 | 43 |
| Enteritis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 73 | 71 | 144 |
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