Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR, 1943.
Mortality 16.87 (16,24)
CAUSES OF DEATH.
AGES - BOTH SEXES.
Under 1
year
1 and
under 5
5 and
under 15
15 and
under 45
45 and
under 65
65 and
upwards
Totals
M
F
1.Typhoid and. paratyphoid
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2 .Cerebro-spinal fever
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
2
3.Scarlet Fever
-
1
-
1
-
-
1
-
4.Whooping Cough
8
2
—
-
_
-
4
6
5.Diphtheria
1
2
2
-
-
-
2
3
6.Tuberculosis, Resp.Syst.
-
1
4
90
64
18
118
59
7.Other Tuberculosis
1
3
2
4
2
2
7
7
8.Syphilitic diseases
-
_
4
18
7
17
12
9.Influenza
1
_
1
6
18
32
33
25
10.Measles
1
2
-
-
_
-
1
2
11.Ac. Poliomyelitis and
Polioencephalitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12.Ac. Infectious Encephalitis
(Lethargic)
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
13.Cancer, Buccal Cavity and
Oesophagus (M)
Uterus (F) )
-
-
-
4
28
36
40
28
14.Cancer, Stomach and
Duodenum
-
-
-
4
24
34
38
24
15.Cancer, Broast
-
-
-
5
21
15
1
40
16.Cancer, All other sites
-
1
-
19
103
130
158
95
17.Diabetes
_
_
-
4
5
5
5
9
18.Cerebral Vascular" Lesions
1
-
-
3
58
166
106
122
19.Heart Diseases
-
—
1
25
119
608
347
406
20.Other Circulatory diseases
-
-
-
3
23
61
32
55
21.Bronchitis
4
1
1
4
47
133
104
86
22.Pnoumonia
39
5
-
11
41
82
99
79
23.Other Respiratory diseases
-
1
-
4
11
16
19
13
24.Ulcer,Stomach and
Duodenum
-
-
-
6
19
12
23
14
25.Diarrhoea (under 2 years)
42
1
-
-
-
-
26
17
26.Appendicitis
-
1
-
2
4
3
5
5
27.Other Digestive diseases
5
3
1
9
21
24
40
23
28.Nephritis
1
-
-
5
12
29
25
22
29.Puerperal and Post
Abortive Sepsis
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
5
30.Other Maternal Causes
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
4
31.Premature Birth
46
—
-
-
-
-
27
19
32.Congenital Malformations,
Birth Injury,Infantile
diseases
28
-
1
2
1
-
16
16
33.Suicide
-
-
-
5
7
4
12
4
34.Road Traffic Accidents
-
2
2
2
5
5
14
2
35.Other Violont Causes
6
5
3
11
12
27
40
24
36.All other causes
3
3
4
23
43
87
89
74
TOTAL ALL CAUSES
187
35
22
264
708
1536
1449
1303