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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 1968
[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 | |||||
| 44. Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 45. Congenital Anomalies | M | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 46. Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | M | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 12 | 12 | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Other Causes of Perinatal Morality | M | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 48. Symptoms and Ill-Defined conditions | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| F | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | |
| 49. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 24 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 50. All other Accidents | M | 37 | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| F | 41 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |
| 51. Sucide and Self-inflicted Injuries | M | 25 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 24 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| 52. All other external causes | M | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| F | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | M | 2,016 | 50 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 66 | 149 | 463 | 568 | 613 |
| F | 1,881 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 100 | 214 | 377 | 1,052 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 3,897 | 89 | 39 | 25 | 21 | 42 | 46 | 99 | 249 | 677 | 945 | 1,665 | |