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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Taking the Registration Sub-Districts (Table D (1)), and the Wards (Table D (2)), into which the Borough is subdivided, the corrected death-rates for 1912 will be found to vary between the Inner and the Outer Districts as follows:
| 1912. | Registration Sub-Districts and Wards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Inner. | Outer. | |
| General Death-rate (corrected) | 16.9 | 10.5 |
| Zymotic Death-rate (corrected) | 1.5 | 0.6 |
Of the Registration Sub-Districts, Kennington has the
highest general, and Lambeth Church the highest zymotic,
death-rate, and Norwood the lowest general, and the lowest
zymotic, death-rates; whilst, in the Wards, Prince's has the
highest general, and Marsh the highest zymotic, death-rates,
and Tulse Hill the lowest general, and Heme Hill, the
lowest zymotic, death-rates.
Tables E, F, and G show the uncorrected returns (male
and female), registered during 1912, arranged as to Registration
Sub-Districts, age-periods, and quarters respectively,
and are given for comparison with similar tables in former
Lambeth Reports, though uncorrected returns are not of
much value.
Age Periods of Corrected Deaths.
The 3,925 corrected deaths during 1912 may be further
analysed, and tabulated as follows:—
598, i.e., 15.2 per cent, of the total corrected deaths
took place under 1 year of age.
3519, i.e., 8.1 percent, between 1 and 5 years.
917, i.e., 23.3 per cent, under 5 years.
168, i.e., 4.4 per cent, between 5 and 20 years.
465, i.e., 11.8 per cent. 20 to 40 years.
924, i.e., 23.6 per cent. 40 to 60 years.
1451, i.e., 36.9 pear cent. 60 and over.
3008, i.e., 76.7 per cent, over 5 years.