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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 1948
[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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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