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Lambeth 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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TAB I.E E.—continued.
B.—Deaths (corrected) of Infants under One Year of age from the chief infantile diseases, and from all causes,
expressed in terms of 1000 births (corrected).
Borough
1924.
Borough
1923-
Total Deaths
under One Year
(Corrected).
Proportion to
1000 Births
(Corrected),*
Total Deaths
under One Year
(Corrected).
Proportion to
1000 Births
(Corrected),*
From all causes
395
67.1
357
57.2
Diarrhoea
20
3.4
30
4.8
Convulsions
7
1.2
6
0.9
Respiratory Diseases
101
17.4
65
10.4
Premature Births
99
16.8
96
15.4
Tubercular Diseases (including Phthisis)
8
1.3
6
0.9
Measles
18
3.6
5
0.8
Whooping Cough
7
1.2
7
1.1
Suffocation in Bed
3
0.5
7
1.1
Enteritis
23
3.9
10
1.5
Dentition
1
0.l
4
0.6
* N B.—The above rates have been calculated upon the Registrar-General's corrected numbers of births for the calendar
years 1923-24.