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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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Causes of Death.
| Causes of Death. | Ages (in years). | |
|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |
| Measles | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 5 | 4 |
| Other Tubercular diseases | ... | ... |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 2 | 5 |
| Heart disease | 6 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | ... | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | ... |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | ... |
| Pleuro-Pneumonia | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's disease | 2 | 1 |
| Violent deaths | 7 | 4 |
| Suicide | 1 | ... |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 1 |
| Nervous diseases | 8 | 3 |
| Strangulated Hernia | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of Digestive System | 1 | 4 |
| Not classified above | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | 32 | |
INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1912.
Of the 3,925 corrected deaths, 598 are infants under one
year of age. The total number of registered births is 8,168,
and, of these, 676 occurred at the Lying-in Hospital, and
belong to districts outside Lambeth Borough, 26 occurred
at the Workhouse, and belong to districts outside Lambeth