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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH | Sex | Total All ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | AGE IN YEARS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 and over | |||||
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 7 | - | 4 | 1 | - | . | . | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| F | 13 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 15 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 24 | 12 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | . | . |
| F | 25 | 6 | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 149 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 22 |
| F | 185 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 78 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 33 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| F | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | 53 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| F | 37 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | • | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | 27 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | • | |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | M | 1,901 | 72 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 64 | 176 | 400 | 518 | 574 |
| F | 1,808 | 43 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 105 | 219 | 378 | 927 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 3,709 | 115 | 60 | 28 | 19 | 34 | 46 | 110 | 281 | 619 | 896 | 1,501 | |