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 1948
Mortality 13.04 (12.87)
Causes of Death | Ages—Both Sexes | Totals | ||||||
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Under 1year | 1 and under 5years | 5 and under 15years | 15 and under 45years | 45 and under 65years | 65 and upwards | M. | F. | |
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | -_ | _ | _ | — |
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4. Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - |
5. Diphtheria | — | 2 | — | — | - | 23 | 1 | 1 |
6. Tuberculosis, respiratory system | 1 | — | — | 64 | 40 | 28 | 78 | 50 |
7. Other Tuberculosis | — | — | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 |
8. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | - | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
9. Influenza | 1 | — | - | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
10. Measles | 2 | 2 | — | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
11. Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - |
12. Ac. Infectious Encephalitis(Lethargic) | - | — | 1 | - | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
13. Cancer, Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (M.) | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 29 |
Uterus (F.) | ||||||||
14. Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 56 | 49 | 38 At |
15. Cancer, Breast | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 20 | - | 43 |
16. Cancer, all other sites | — | 4 | — | 13 | 126 | 165 | 189 | 119 |
17. Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
18. Cerebral Vascular Lesions | — | — | — | 4 | 44 | 190 | 190 | 129 |
19. Heart Disease | - | - | - | 24 | 163 | 580 | 349 | 358 |
20. Other Circulatory Diseases | - | - | - | 5 | 35 | 76 | 61 | 55 |
21. Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 131 | 126 | 51 |
22. Pneumonia | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 69 | 126 | 54 |
23. Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | - | 15 | 11 | 63 | 11 |
24. Ulcer, Stomach and Duodenum | - | - | - | 5 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 18 |
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 13 |
26. Appendicitis | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
27. Other Digestive diseases | - | 2 | - | 2 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 17 |
28. Nephritis | - | - | 1 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
29. Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
30. Other Maternal Causes | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
31. Premature Birth | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 |
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile diseases | 42 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 10 |
33. Suicide | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 15 |
34. Road Traffic Accidents | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
35. Other Violent Causes | 4 | 2 | - | 12 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 1 |
36. All other causes | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 67 | 55 | 64 |
Total All Causes | 118 | 29 | 12 | 198 | 585 | 1,563 | 1,340 | 1,168 |
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