Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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LAMBETH BOROUGH.-Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year, 1912. Note.-The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institution situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
Sub-Districts. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
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Lambeth Church | Kennington. | Stock-well. | Brixton. | Nor-wood. | No Address. | All Ages. | ||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
I. Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases | 57 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 48 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 27 | ... | ... | 211 | 173 | 384 | |
II. Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
III. Dietetic Diseases | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 32 | ||
IV. Constitutional Diseases | 107 | 71 | 110 | 86 | 106 | 79 | 123 | 96 | 66 | 73 | 8 | 5 | 410 | 930 | ||
V. Developmental Diseases | 25 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 25 | 51 | 24 | 34 | ... | ... | 147 | 199 | 346 | |
VI. Local Diseases | 165 | 173 | 245 | 222 | 200 | 194 | 219 | 160 | 180 | 11 | 10 | 1000 | 994 | 1994 | ||
VII. Deaths from Violence | 23 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 89 | 62 | 151 | |
VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and not specified causes | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 52 | 35 | 87 | |
Totals | 400 | 356 | 476 | 410 | 426 | 362 | 423 | 423 | 291 | 323 | 20 | 15 | 2036 | 1889 | 3925 | |
1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 16 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 59 | 38 | 97 | |
Whooping Cough | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 32 | 23 | 55 | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 | |
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Simple Continued and Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
Diphtheria | l | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | 13 | 29 | |
Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Influenza | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 21 | 19 | 40 | |
Other Miasmatic Diseases | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2.—Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Cholera Nostras | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Cholera Asiatica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa Dysentry | 19 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 43 | 39 | 82 | |
3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Remittent or Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Ague | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Cowpox and effects of Vaccination | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | |
5.—Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Syphilis | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
Gonorrhœa, Stricture of Urethra | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
6. Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
Pyaemia, Septicaemia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Puerperal Fever | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 |