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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE
Shewing Classification of Certain Causes of Deaths (uncorrected) in the Borough of Lambeth, compared with London, during 1907 and 1908, giving in percentages of
the total uncorrected deaths.
A.
| Lambeth. | London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected) | Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected) | |||
| 1908. | 1907. | 1908. | 1907. | |
| 1. Principal Zvmotics | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Influenza | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Measles | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery (including Cholera) | 3.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 |
| II. Rheumatic Fever and Heart Rheumatism | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| III. Diseases of Circulatory System | 10.5 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| IV. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 16.3 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 19.1 |
| Phthisis | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
| V. Injuries | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| B—Deaths under 1 Year of Age (per1000 Births uncorrected). | ||||
| All Causes | 106.7 | 120.7 | 115.4 | 117.9 |