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, 1913.
Note.-The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
| Sub-Districts. | Sub-Districts. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Church. | Kenning ton. | Stock well. | Brixton. | Nor wood. | No Ad dress. | All Ages. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| I. Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases | 82 | 58 | 55 | 41 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 33 | ... | 1 | 270 | 224 | 494 | |
| II. Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| III. Dietetic Diseases | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 12 | 25 | |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 98 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 107 | 96 | 114 | 109 | 77 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 479 | 457 | 936 | |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 25 | 37 | 32 | 42 | 17 | 43 | 38 | 55 | 20 | 41 | ... | ... | 132 | 218 | 350 | |
| VI. Local Diseases | 225 | 197 | 206 | 221 | 254 | 195 | 230 | 266 | 176 | 194 | 17 | 14 | 1108 | 1087 | 2195 | |
| VII. Deaths from Violence | 34 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 66 | 181 | |
| VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and not specified Causes | 10 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | ... | 61 | 38 | 99 | |
| Totals | 477 | 401 | 404 | 119 | 472 | 408 | 461 | 492 | 342 | 362 | 22 | 20 | 2178 | 2102 | 4280 | |
| 1—Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 27 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 60 | 38 | 98 | |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 20 | 27 | 47 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Simple Continued and Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 23 | 13 | 36 | |
| Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Influenza | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | ... | ... | 32 | 35 | 67 | |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2.—Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cholera Nostras | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera Asiatica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa Dysentry | 31 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | 92 | 74 | 166 | |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Remittent or Relapsing Fever . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cowpox and effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 8 | 21 | |
| Gonorrhœa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| 6. Septic Diseases | ||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Pyæmia, Septicæmia | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | |