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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Causes of, and Ages at, Death (Corrected) During the Year 1949 Mortality 12.04 (11.07)
| Causes of Death | Ages—Both Sexes | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | M. | F. | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Tuberculosis, respiratory system | — | — | 1 | 57 | 39 | 23 | 73 | 47 |
| 7. Other Tuberculosis | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 9. Influenza | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
| 10. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —_ |
| 11. Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| 12. Ac. Infectious Encephalitis (Lethargic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Cancer, Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (M.) | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 18 | 25 |
| Uterus (F.) | ||||||||
| 14. Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 25 |
| 15. Cancer. Breast | — | — | — | 3 | 81 | 22 | 1 | 45 |
| 16. Cancer, all other sites | — | 1 | — | 19 | 109 | 172 | 178 | 143 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 |
| 18. Cerebral Vascular Lesions | — | __ | 1 | 6 | 49 | 195 | 104 | 147 |
| 19. Heart Disease | — | 2 | — | 26 | 134 | 655 | 362 | 455 |