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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Age mortalities from Diarrhœa were as follow :
| Age. | Total Deaths (corrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths from Diarrhœa (corrected). | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Under 1 year | 40 | 35 | 75 | 83.3 |
| 1 to 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12.3 |
| 5 to 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 20 to 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 40 to 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Over 60 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Total | 46 | 44 | 90 | 100.0 |
In London there were registered, during 1910, 1413 deaths
(uncorrected), from Diarrhoea* giving an uncorrected rate of
2.9 per 10000 living, and one of 2.3 per cent of the total
deaths (uncorrected).
The details as to the Diarrhoea incidence (mortality) during 1910 upon the different New Registration Sub-Districts of Lambeth Borough are as follow
| Borough of Lambeth | Number of Deaths. | Diarrhœa Death-rate per 10000 Population. |
|---|---|---|
| New Registration Sub-Districts. | ||
| Waterloo | 11 | 4.3 |
| Lambeth Church | 16 | 6.05 |
| Kennington | 35 | 6.3 |
| 'Stock well | 12 | 1.8 |
| Brixton | 10 | 1.2 |
| Norwood | 6 | 0.9 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 90 | 2.8 |
| * 642 from epidemic and 771 from diarrhœa and dysentry. | ||