Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1899
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| Censal (Enumerated). | Estimated (From Censuses 1891 and 1896.) | ||
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| Parliamentary Divisions and New Wards. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
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| Age-Periods. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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| Year. | Rateable Value. |
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| Enumerated Population, 1891 (Census). | Enumerated Population, 1896 (Census). | Estimated Population, 1899 (middle of year). | Birth-Rate. | Death-Rate. | Zymotic Death-Rate. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births. |
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| Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Births. | Total for the Year 1899. | Rate per 1000 Inhabitants. | |||
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| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | |||
| The Year. | Estimated Population. | Estima'ed No. of Inhabited Houses. | Marriages. | Registered Births. | Corrected Number of Deaths. | Deaths from 7 Chief Zymotic Diseases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||
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| Total Ages. | Under 1 Year. | Under 5 Yens. | |||||||
| The Year. | Estimated No. of Persons per house. | Marriage-Rate per 1,000 Population. | Birth-Rate per 1,000 Population. | Death-Rate per 1,000 Population. | Deaths of Children under 1 year, per 1000 Births. | Deaths of Children under 1 year. per 1000 Deaths. | Deaths of Childrenunder 5 years, per 1,000 Deaths. | Zymotic Death-Rate, per 1000 Population. | Deaths in Public Institutions per 1000 total uncorrected deaths. |
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| Death-Rates | Birth-Rates | Infantile Mortality (uncorrected) | ||||||
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| General. | Zymotic | |||||||
| 1899 | 1898 | 1899 | 1898 | 1899 | 1898 | 1899 | 1898 | |
| DISTRICTS. | Persons per Acre. | Estimated Population (middle 1899). | Total Births. | Birth-rate per 1000 of the Population. | Total Deaths (corrected). | General Death-rate per 1000 of the Population. | Total Deaths from | Total Zymotic Deaths. | Zymotic Death-rate per 1000 of the Population. | Zymotic Death-rate per 1000 of the Total Death. | Diarrhoea Death-rate per 1000 of the Population. | Infantile Mortality per 1000 Births uncorrected. | ||||||||
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| Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. 1 | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Typhoid or Enteric. | Continued Fever. | Diarrhœa. | ||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Divisions. | New Wards. | Total Deaths. | Death-Rate per 1,000 | Zymotic Diseases. | Zymotic Incidence. | ||||
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| Total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population | Total Zymotic Cases | Incidence, per 1,000 of the population | ||||||
| Age Periods. | LAMBETH. | london. | ||||
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| E timated Populations (middle 18P9). | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1399. Corrected. Uncorrected. | Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1899, Uncorrected. | Average of Ten Years 1881—90. per 1000. | |||
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total No. of Deaths in each District. | ||||||||
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| M. | F. | Tctal. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F- | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Sub-Dist rict. | Under I year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 60 years. | | 60 yrs. & 1 upwards. | total. | ||||||||
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| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |||||||||
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| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Total No. of Births. | Total Deaths under 1 year (uncorrected). | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births (uncorrected) |
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| Deaths under one year per 10OO Births. | Average Ten Years, 1889—98. |
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| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total for 189S |
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| Disease. | 1898 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | Annual average of 9 years 1890—'98 | Notifications received during '99 Lambeth. |
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| Diesase. | No. of Infected Houses. | Numbers shewing Defects as to | Percentage shewing Total Delects. | Percentage giving no Defects. | ||
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| Drains. | Traps, Fit-lings and Appliance. | Total. | ||||
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | Average for last 8 years 1892-99 | 1899 |
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| 1899. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVER. | Diarrhoea. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera. | Influenza. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Continued. | |||||||||||||
| Registration Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year 1899. | Zymotic Heath-rate per 1000 inhabitants. |
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| For the 4 weeks ending | January. | Feb. | March. | April. | i May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | October. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
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| Disease. | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | |
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| 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | Total Deaths in 1899 | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 total Deaths 1899 | Annual Average of ten Years 1889-98 | Proportion of Deaths to 1000 total Deaths in 10 years. |
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| Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible to Vaccination. | Dead Vaccinated. | Conscientious Objectors. | Postponed on Medical Certificate. | Removed to other Parishes | Gone and not found. | III or not otherwise accounted for. |
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| Registration Sub-districts. | No. of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible to Vaccination. | Dead Un-vaccinated. | Conscientious Objectors. | Postponed on Medical Certificate. | Removed to other Parishes. | Gone and not found. | 111 or not otherwise accounted for. |
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| Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death rate* per 100. | ||||
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| Ages. | N umber of cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death-Rate per 100. | ||||
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| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total | ||
| Quinquennial Period. | Population. | Number of Deaths. | Death-Rate per million living. |
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| Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Cases Notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases removed to Hospital | No. of Deaths. | Total. | Case Mortality per 100. | Rate of Persors Notified per 1000 Inhabitants. | |
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| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||||
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Total No. of Cases notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases remov-ed to Hospital. | Case Mortality per 100. | At Home. | No. of Deaths | Total. | Kate of persons Notified per 10,000 Inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Hospital |
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Cases Notified. | Number of Deaths. | Case Mortality per 100. |
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| Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of cases Notified. | Number of Deaths. | Case Mortality per 100. |
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| Age | Total Deaths. | Percentage of Total Deaths from Diarrhœa | ||
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| M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Deaths. | Diarrhœa Death-rate per 10,000 Inhabitants. | ||
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| Sub-Districts. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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| 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | Average for 10 years (1889-98.) | 1899 |
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| Class of Disease. | Lambeth Parish. | |||
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| 1898. | 1899. | |||
| No. of Deaths (corrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths. | No. of Deaths (corrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |
| Lambeth Parish. | ||||
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| 1898 | 1899 | |||
| Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected). | Percentage to 1000 Births | Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected). | Percentage to 1000 Births. | |
| Lambeth. | London. | |||
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| Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected). | Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected). | |||
| 1899. | 1898. | 1899. | 1898. | |
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shewn as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | (i) | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five years of age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||||||||
| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Mem'r. nous Croup. | Fevers | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria.| | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 an 1 under 25. | 25 and under 66. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Whooping Cough. | Dirrhoea and Dyse ntery. | Rheumat.c Fever. | Phthisis. | Bionchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | New Cases of Sickness in each the knowledge of the Medical | Locality, coming to Officer of Health. | Number of such Cases removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Census 1896. | Estimated to middle of 1899. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Fevers. | Fevers. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Typhoid or Enteric | Typhus. | Continued. | Relapsing, | PuerperaL | English Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | ||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year. | Total Number of Notice-(excluding those under Housing of the Working Classes Act). | Sanitary Works, Structural and Permanent. | Sanitary Work not Structural. |
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| Nature of Certificates. | 1st Q. | 2nd Q. | 3rd Q. | 4th Q. | Total. |
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| 1st Q. | 2nd Q. | 3rd Q. | 4th Q. | Total. |
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| 1882 | 1883 | 1881 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1858 | 1889 | Yearly average for 8 years preceding the Notification Act | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | Yearly average for 9 years succeeding the Notification Act | 1899 | ||
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| District or Ward. | Address. | Nature of Disease. | Date of Admission. | Date of Discharge. | Adults. | Children under year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | ||||||
| Samples. | Number Procured. | Number Adulterated. |
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| Year. | Milk. | Butter. | Coffee. | Bread and Flour. | Cocoa and Chocolate. | Cheese and Lard. | Other Groceries. | Sundries. | Spirits. | Brandy. | Gin. | Rum. | Whisky. | Ale and Porter. | Wines. | Ærated Waters. | Drugs. |
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| Year. | No. of Samples Analysed. | No. of Samples adulterated. | Percentage of Samples adulterated. | No. of Summonses issued. | No. of Convictions. | No. of Cautions. | Penalties. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses or Blocks. | Tenements. |
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| Ward. | No. of Sheds. | No. of Cows kept. |
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| Nature of Trade or Business. | No. of Workshops. | Nature of Trade or Business. | No. of Workshops. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Districts, and Inspectors in charge thereof. | No. of Workshops | No. of Workrooms | Children. | Young Persons. | Adults. | TOTALS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Total. | ||||
| Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found. | Districts, and the Inspectors in charge thereof. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh. | Bishop's and Prince's. | |||||||||||||||
| Jackson.. | Wallis. | Hooper. | Jones. | Howes. | Vauxhall and Scockwd . | brixton. | Tulse Hill. Smith. | Norwood. Barfoot | Totals | |||||||
| Bowden. | Baxter, | Perrin. | Gavin. | Bott. | ||||||||||||
| Nature of Workshop. | No. of Workroom 4 overcrowded. | No. of Employes at time of Inspection. | No. of Employes allowed. | Extent of Overcrowding (in persons). | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | ||||
| Registered Ages of Bodies. | 1899. | Total 1899. | Total 1898. | Total 1897. | Total 1896. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Street. | Wanless Road. | |||||
| 1899. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total 1899. | Total 1898. | Total 1897. | Total 1896. |
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| High Street. | Wanless Road. | Total 1899. | Total 1898. | Total 1897. | Total 1896. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| Receipts. | Expenditure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages. | Gas. | Water. | Rates, Soap, Toilet Papers Cleaning Materials, Repairs, Ac. | Uniforms | First Cost (prop'n.) | Alterations, (prop'n.) | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Sputa. Tub. Bac. found. | *Bloods. Typhoid reaction obtained. | Throat Membranes and Discharges. Klebs-Loeffler bar. found. | Other Exams. † Bacilli found. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899. | Yes. | No. | Total. | Yes. | No. | Total. | Yes. | No. | Total. | Yes. | No. | Total. |
| 1899. | 1898. | 1897. | 1895. | ||
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| Metropolitan Districts. | Death-rate (corrected). | Zymotic Death-rate (corrected). | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Diarrhoea Rate. | Typhoid Fever Rate. | Dipht???eria Rate. | Scarlet Fever Rate. | Phthisis Rate. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Districts. | Death-rate (corrected). | Zymotic Death-rate (corrected). | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Diarrhoea Rate. | Typhoid Fever Rate. | Diphtheria Rate. | Scarlet Fever Rate. | Phthisis Rate. | |||||||||
| Registration London | 19.3 | 2.46 | 1.66 | 0.92 | 0.17 | 0.43 | 0.09 | 1.82 | |||||||||
| Name. | District. |
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| Date. | Address. | Offence. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Date. | Address. | Offence. | Penalty. | Cost. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date. | Address. | Offence. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
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| Date. | Address. | Offence. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
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| Date. | Address. | Offence. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
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| Date | Address. | Offence. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Districts | Waterloo Road 1st. | Waterloo Road 2nd | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd. | Kennington 1st. | Kennington 2nd. | Brixton | Norwood | Ward not stated. | All Ages. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Sub-Districts | Waterloo Road 1st. | Waterloo Road 2nd | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd. | Kennington 1st. | Kennington 2nd. | Brixton. | Norwood | Ward not started | All Ages | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F.. | M. | F.. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Sub-Districts | Waterloo Road 1st. | Waterloo Road 2nd | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd. | Kennington 1st. | Kennington 2nd. | Brixton. | Norwood | Ward not stated. | All Ages | Totals. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F | ||
| AGES. | AGES. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1-5 | Under 5 Years. | 5-10 | 10 15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-40 | 40-60 | 60-65 | 65-80 | 80 and over. | Over 5 Years. | All Ages. | |||||||||||||||||
| i. Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| AGES. | AGES. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1-5 | Under 5 Years. | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-40 | 40 60 | 60-65 | 65 80 | 80 and over. | Over 5 Years. | All Ages | ||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| AGES | AGES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1-5 | Under 5 Years. | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-40 | 40-60 | 60-65 | 65-80 | 80 and over. | Over 5 Years. | All Ages. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| No. of Deaths. | Total | No. of Deaths. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||