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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE H. Causes of, and Ages at, Death (Corrected) During the Year, 1938.
| 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 | 3,259 | 196 | 25 | 36 | 59 | 89 | 254 | 884 | 763 | 953 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 19 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 12 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 19 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 185 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 36 | 64 | 67 | 13 | 2 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 24 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Syphilis | 14 | — | — | - | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 505 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 218 | 108 | |
| Diabetes | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 16 | 12 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 169 | — | - | — | — | — | 3 | 40 | 60 | 66 |
| Heart Disease | 968 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 34 | 209 | 277 | 435 |
| Aneurysm | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 131 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 31 | 45 | 51 |
| Bronchitis | 79 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 30 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 209 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 44 | 39 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 26 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 34 | 8 | 10 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 50 | 38 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 19 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Other digestive diseases | 36 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| Acute and chronic Nepritis | 83 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 18 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Other puerperal causes | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 94 | 91 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Senility | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 88 |
| Suicide | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Other Violence | 95 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 21 |
| Other defined diseases | 215 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 36 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Deaths in Institutions in Lambeth
| Lambethans | Strangers | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Hospitals | 199 | 761 | 960 |
| State-aided Hospitals | 598 | 733 | 1,331 |
| Homes for the dying, etc | 53 | 13 | 66 |