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Lambeth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE U.
Shewing Classification of Certain Causes of Deaths (uncorrected) in the Borough of Lambeth, compared with London, during 1909 and 1910, given in percentages of the total uncorrected deaths.
A.—
| Lambeth. | London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of tolal Deaths (uncorrected) | Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected) | |||
| 1909. | 1910. | 1909. | 1910. | |
| I. Principal Zymotics | 9.2 | 83 | 9.03 | 8.7 |
| Influenza | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Measles | 2.l | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery (including Cholera) | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| II. Rheumatic Fever and Heart Rheuma. ism | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| III. Diseases of Circulatory System | 10.1 | 11.3 | 13.1 | I4.4 |
| IV. Bronchitis, Pnfumonia and Pleurisy | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 18.5 |
| Phthisis | 8.5 | 8 0 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| V. Injuries | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.03 |
B—Deaths under 1 Year of Age (per 1ooo Births
uncorrected).
|
All Causes 106.7 90.6 110.3 104.7