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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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27
DEATHS
Allowing for inward and outward transfers the total number of deaths
comprising 1,889 males and 1,863 females was 3,752.
The corrected death rate at 12.46 per 1,000 population is slightly higher
than those for England and Wales and the Greater London Area. Sixty-six per
cent of the total deaths occurred in persons aged 65 and over.
Heart and diseases of the circulatory system accounted for the largest
number of deaths, 1,609 occurring out of a total of 3,752.
Malignant neoplasms of all forms ranked second.
48 people took their own lives compared to 49 in 1968 and motor
vehicle accidents accounted for 39 deaths, and increase of 5 on the figure for
last year.
Two mothers died as a result of diseases of pregnancy or childbirth giving
a maternal mortality rate of .33 per 1,000 total births. This figure compares
very favourably with those for England and Wales and the Inner, Outer and
Greater London Areas.
INFANTILE MORTALITY
One hundred and thirty-six infants died before reaching 1 year of age, 5
more than in 1968. The infantile mortality rate rose to 22.75 per 1,000 live
births compared with 19.4 last year, and 21.9 in 1967.

Table: The causes of death fell into the undermentioned categories:-

The causes of death fell into the undermentioned categories:-

Cause of deathMaleFemaleTotal
Birth injury, difficult labour, etc.241640
Other causes of perinatal mortality19827
Other infective and parasitic diseases-11
Pneumonia61117
Other diseases of the circulatory system-11
Other diseases of respiratory system5611
Enteritis and diarrhoeal diseases415
Internal obstruction and hernia-33
Congenital anomalies11920
Symptons and ill defined diseases-11