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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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The 5430 corrected deaths may be further analysed and tabulated according to age-periods as follows:—
| 1426, i.e., 26.3 per cent. of the total deaths took place under 1 year of age. |
| 663 „ 12.2 „ „ between 1 and 5 years. |
| 2089 „ 38.5 „ „ under 5 years. |
| 261 „ 48.1 „ „ between 5 and 20 years. |
| 610 „ 11.2 „ „ 20 and 40 years. |
| 1020 „ 18.8 „ „ 40 and 60 years. |
| 1199 „ 22.1 „ „ 60 and 80 years. |
| 251 „ 4.6 „ „ 80 years and over. |
| 3341 „ 61.5 „ „ over 5 years. |
These results must be compared with those for London
given in Table E, which shews the estimated mortalities
per 1000 persons at each age-period for London during
1898, and for the London averages for the 10 years
1881-90.
Tables G, H and I shew the uncorrected returns (male
and female) arranged as to Registration Sub-districts, ageperiods,
and quarters respectively, for comparison with
similar tables in former Lambeth Reports.
The place that Lambeth takes amongst the Metropolitan
Sanitary Districts is worthy of note, there being only
15 other Districts (out of 43) with a less death-rate, and
18 with a less zymotic death-rate—a condition of things
satisfactory in so far as general death-rates are a guage of
the health, or otherwise, of a Community. The sanitary
conditions under which the people live are important, and,
as far as Lambeth is concerned, are improving year by year
owing to the good work that is being done by the Sanitary
Department. [See Report as to Work done by Sanitary
Inspectors—pp. 85 and onwards.]