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Lambeth 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Table III.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR 1926.
BOKO UGH OF LAMBETH.
| Causes or Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| All causes | Certified (c) | 3635 | 3635 | 293 | 116 | 83 | 90 | 153 | 355 | 1033 | 1511 | — |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| *Enteric Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Small—pox | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | 68 | 13 | 35 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | ||||
| Whooping Cough | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||
| † Diphtheria and Croup (See note (d)) | 43 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | 32 | ||
| Influenza | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Erysipelas | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| *Cerebro—Spinal Fever | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| * Polio—myelitis acuta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Venereal Diseases | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 272 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 62 | 103 | 87 | 14 | 112 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis (See note (e)) | 34 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 26 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | |||
| Rheumatic Fever | 23 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease (See note (f)) | 493 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 29 | 233 | 226 | — | ||
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