London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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(1) Death-rates (corrected deaths per 1,000 population):—
| Years. | Borough | Inner Districts | Outer Districts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (all forms). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (all forms). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (all forms). | |
| 1913 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 1914 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1915 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1916 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1917 | 1.5 | 2.02 | 203 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 1918 | 1.5 | 2.05 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 1919 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 1920 | 1.01 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.08 |
| 1921 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1922 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.07 |
| 1923 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 1924 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.03 |
| 1925 | 0.87 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 0.78 | 0.95 |
| 1926 | 0.84 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 0.73 | 0.89 |
| Averages (14 years) | 112 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.64 | 0.94 | 1.20 |