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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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Deaths from Tuberculosis.
| Age Periods | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 and upwards | Total | |
| Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||
| Males | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 122 |
| Females | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 63 |
| Non-pulmonary— | ||||||||||||
| Males ... | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 14 | |
| Females | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 209 |
The details of the tuberculosis deaths in the various registration sub-districts are:—
| Registration Sub-Districts | Deaths from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Other Forms Tuberculosis | Total Deaths Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis rate per 1,000 population (pulmonary) | Tuberculosis rate per 1,000 population (all forms) | |
| Lambeth North | 25 | 3 | 28 | 0.76 | 0.85 |
| Prince's | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0.76 | 0.80 |
| Lambeth Central | 79 | 9 | 88 | 0.83 | 0.92 |
| Lambeth South | 63 | 11 | 74 | 0.52 | 0.61 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 185 | 24 | 209 | 0.67 | 0.76 |