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Lambeth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR 1910.
Name of District—BOROUGH OF LEMBETH.
| causes of death. | Death in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | death in ok belonging to registration sub-district (at all ages). | total deaths in public institutions in district (uncorrected). | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 anc under 25 | 25 anc under 65 | 65 and upwards. | Wateiloo. | Lambeth Church. | Kenning ton. | Stockwell. | Brixton. | Norwood | District not stated. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Small—pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | 122 | 24 | 88 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 16 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 33 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 22 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 20 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 48 | ||
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 15 | ||
| Other cont. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | 49 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Diarrhœa | 90 | 75 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 25 | ||
| Enteritis | 34 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | ||
| Erysipelas | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 10 | ||
| Other Septic diseases | 9 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| Phthisis | 363 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 268 | 21 | 42 | 54 | 85 | 67 | 74 | 41 | 146 | ||
| Other Tubercular diseases | 131 | 32 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | — | ||
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 317 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 175 | 137 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 59 | 89 | 67 | — | ||
| Bronch tis | 413 | 65 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 232 | 46 | 48 | 92 | 87 | 82 | 58 | 240 | ||
| Pneumonia | 178 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 54 | 21 | 19 | 47 | 31 | 43 | 17 | |||
| Pleurisy | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | ||
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 278 | 68 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 72 | 62 | 36 | 31 | 56 | 43 | 63 | 49 | — | ||
| Alcoholism | 13 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 38 | — | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | — | ||
| Venereal diseases | 22 | 17 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | ||
| Premature Birth | 122 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 13 | — | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of parturition | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | ||
| Heart diseases | 359 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 181 | 147 | 23 | 21 | 73 | 87 | 93 | 62 | 175 | ||
| Accidents | 101 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 89 | ||
| Suicides | 32 | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||
| All other causes | 1247 | 200 | 60 | 43 | 28 | 421 | 495 | 105 | 98 | 255 | 235 | 309 | 255 | 922 | ||
| All causcs | 4080 | 691 | 392 | 143 | 147 | 1495 | 1212 | 414 | 418 | 902 | 776 | 908 | 662 | 1749 | ||