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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE G.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death (Corrected) During the Year, 1935.
| Causes of Death | Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without 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 under 75 years | 75 and upwards | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| All causes | 3,402 | 225 | 19 | 23 | 65 | 114 | 289 | 952 | 816 | 899 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Measles | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | -_ | - | - | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Diphtheria | 16 | 2 | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| Influenza | 37 | 3 | — | - | - | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | — | - | — | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 196 | — | — | - | 3 | 35 | 75 | 65 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Other tuberculous diseases | 22 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - | ||
| Syphilis | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | ||
| General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 520 | - | — | - | - | 3 | 32 | 230 | 172 | 103 | ||
| Diabetes | 30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 52 | 77 | 74 | ||
| Heart Disease | 893 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 43 | 224 | 257 | 352 | ||
| Aneurysm | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Other circulatory diseases | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 45 | 55 | ||
| Bronchitis | 104 | 9 | 1 | — | —_ | — | 4 | 22 | 28 | 40 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 191 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 40 | 37 | ||
| Other respiratory diseases | 31 | 2 | — | — | 1 | —_ | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Peptic Uleer | 42 | — | — | — | — | —_ | 6 | 21 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 42 | 33 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Appendicitis AnnpnHiritis . ... ... | 26 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | 22 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |||
| Other digestive diseases | 71 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 11 | ||
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 107 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 26 | ||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Other puerperal causes | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| Congenital Debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 103 | 102 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Senility | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 104 | ||
| Suicide | 35 | — | — | —_ | — | 1 | 7 | 19 | 6 | |||
| Other Violence | 111 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | ||
| Other defined diseases | 267 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 80 | 54 | 45 | ||
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| Deaths in Institutions in Lambeth | ||||||||||||
| Lambethans | Strangers | Totals | ||||||||||
| Voluntary Hospitals | 224 | 833 | 1,057 | |||||||||
| State-aided Hospitals | 551 | 622 | 1,173 | |||||||||
| Homes for the dying, etc. | 35 | 5 | 40 | |||||||||