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Lambeth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table of DEATHS during the year 1908 in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases and Localities-continued.
| Names or Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, Public institutions being shewn as separate localities. (a) | Mortality from all causes at subjoined ages. | (i) | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five years of age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages (b) | Under 1 year.(c) | 1 and under.(d) | 5 and under 15.(e) | 15 and under 25(f) | 25 and under 65.(g) | 65 and upwards.(h) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pueperal. | Relapsing | Continued | Enteric or Typhoid, | Typhus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgrave Hospital | 152 | 95 | 43 | 14 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | ... | 4 | 28 | ... | ... | 4 | 71 | 138 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||
| Remainder of Brixton | 670 | 114 | 41 | 9 | 23 | 258 | 225 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 23 | ... | 1 | 6 | 84 | 155 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 76 | 95 | 70 | 16 | 12 | 234 | 515 | ||||||||
| Lambeth Workhouse Schools | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| British Home of Incurables | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Remainder of Norwood | 530 | 100 | 44 | 6 | 17 | 172 | 191 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 9 | 20 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 1 | 3 | 76 | 144 |
| 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 34 | 59 | 66 | 21 | 12 | 187 | 386 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 4692 | 950 | 508 | 160 | 171 | 1716 | 1187 | Under 5 | ... | 24 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 97 | 44 | 178 | ... | 18 | 258 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 710 | 1458 |
| 17 | ... | ... | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 399 | 511 | 489 | 61 | 136 | 1553 | 3234 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 11 | 14 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The subjoined number have also to be taken into account in juging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 512 | 57 | 45 | 29 | 26 | 261 | 92 | Under 5 | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2. | 5 | 12 | ... | 1 | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | 51 | 102 |
| ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 38 | 57 | 2 | 32 | 222 | 410 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 863 | 178 | 119 | 71 | 62 | 351 | 92 | Under 5 | ... | 5 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 46 | ... | 3 | 37 | 3 | ... | 11 | 167 | 297 |
| 4 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 30 | 78 | 4 | 49 | 365 | 566 | |||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||