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Lambeth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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LAMBETH BORUUGH - Deatns Registerered from all Causes during the Year 1908—
occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
| Water- loo. | Lambeth Church | Kennington. | Stockwell. | Brixton. | Nor wood | No Adresss | All Ages. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F.. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| III.—Dietetic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | |||||
| Gout | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 10 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 43 | 39 | 52 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 133 | 338 | ||
| Cancum Oris (Noma) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 15 | 9 | 24 | ||
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 26 | 22 | 48 | |
| Phthisis | 37 | 19 | 42 | 17 | 53 | 29 | 45 | 28 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 280 | 161 | 441 |
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 28 | 88 | |
| Purpura, Haemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 2 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 7 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | ... | ... | 61 | 134 | |||
| Atelactasis | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 .» | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 10 | 21 | |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 17 | 28 | ||
| Old Age | I | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 82 | 113 |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | l | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | 28 | ||
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 72 | 117 | 189 | ||
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | ||
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 8 | 22 | ||
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 2 | 1 | ] 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 15 | 43 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||
| ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | 9 | 19 | ||||