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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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TABLE U. Shewing Classification of certain Causes of Deaths (uncorrected in Lambeth, compared with London, during 1897 and 1898. A.—Deaths at all Ages.
| Lambeth. | London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected). | Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected). | |||
| 1899. | 1898. | 1899. | 1898. | |
| I. Principal Zymotics | 12.9 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 14.9 |
| Influenza | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Measles | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| II. Rheumatic Fever and Heart Rheumatism | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| III. Diseases of Circulatory System. | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
| IV. Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy | 17.8 | 15.9 | 18.0 | 16.1 |
| Phthisis | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| V. Injuries | 3-.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| B.— Deaths under 1 Year of Age (per 1000 Births). | ||||
| I. All Causes | 161.9 | 156.3 | 167 | 167 |
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