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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 1899
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1899
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Lambeth Parish.— Deaths Registered from all causes during the year 1899.
| 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. | ||||||||||
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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 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | .... | ... | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Gout | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | ... | 19 | 29 | 22 | 53 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 166 | 281 |
| Cancrum Oris (Noma) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 22 | 51 |
| Tuberc-Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 43 | ??? | 77 |
| Phthisis | 20 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 66 | 40 | 51 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 62 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 320 | 205 | 525 |
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 37 | 28 | 65 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathes's | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 10 | ??? | 2 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | 111 | 73 | 184 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Old Age | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ??? | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 104 | 166 |
| Inflammation of Brain orMembranes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 36 | 25 | 61 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | ??? | 16 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | ??? | 135 | 237 |
| Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 63 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 33 | 26 | 59 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia Paralysis Agitans | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | 17 | 31 | |
| Diseases of Ear, Eye, Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | ... | 4 | 56 | 74 | 130 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 23 | ??? | 21 | 39 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 129 | 148 | 277 |
| Aneurism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Croup | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 19 | 15 | 31 |
| Bronchitis | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 33 | 58 | 49 | 73 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 305 | 356 | 661 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 8 | 11 | ... | 20 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 139 | 96 | 235 |
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Bronchopneumonia | 8 | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 84 | 53 | 337 |
| Pleuropneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | ??? |
| Other Dis. of Respiratory System | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 53 |
| Dentition | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1• | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| Enteritis | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 22 | ??? | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 72 | 94 | 166 |
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