London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Lambeth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 89 | 8 | l8 | 138 | 78 | |||||
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 25 | |||||||
| Diarrhœa | — | 2 | — | — | 16 | 1 | 27 | ||||
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | ||
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Congenital Malformation | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 22 | ||||
| Premature Birth | 8 | 6l | 6 | — | — | 71 | |||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 11 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 36 | ||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||||
| Epilepsy | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Ulcerated Colitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Gastritis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Intussusception (acute) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| Dentition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |||
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 56 | |||
| Pleuro-Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Want of attention at birth | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| Accident, other than Suffocation | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 13 | ||||
| Nephritis (Acute) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| Icterus Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Otitis and Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Other causes not classified above | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |||||
| Totals | 89 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 138 | 78 | |||||