Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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LAMBETH BOROUGH.—Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1907. Note. The Deaths of Non-Residents'occurring in Public Institutions situated in the excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring , in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
| Sub-Districts. | Sub-Districts. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo. | Lambeth Church | Kennington. | Stock well. | Brixton. | Norwood. | Districts not stated. | All Ages. | ||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | M. | F. | M. | F.. | M. | F. | M. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | 3 | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | l | ... | 1 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Gout | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 16 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 24 | 28 | 56 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 150 | 176 | 326 |
| Cancrum Oris (Noma) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 22 | 29 | 51 |
| Phthisis | 83 | 25 | 40 | 23 | 68 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 60 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 278 | 187 | 465 |
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Anæmia. Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases. | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Premature Birth. | 11 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | ... | 93 | 70 | 163 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| Old Age | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 27 | is | 16 | 3 | "5 | 34 | 82 | 116 |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-—Diseases hp Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia Brain Paralysis | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 112 | 187 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 52 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Convulsions | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 26 | 10 | 36 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||||
| ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 9 | |