London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
This page requires JavaScript
Lamheth Parish—Deaths Registered from a]| Causes during the Year 1896.
| Waterloo Road 1st. | Waterloc Road 2nd | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd. | Kenning-ton 1st. | Kenning-ton 2nd. | Brixton. | Norwood | Ward no stated. | All Ages. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | f. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Rheumatism | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Gout | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | |
| Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | l8 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 37 | 23 | 43 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 108 | 163 | 269 |
| Cancrum Oris (Noma) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| Tuber-Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | ]2 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 37 | ||
| Phthisis | 20 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 30 | 47 | 28 | 50 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 6 | ... | 1 | 290 | 180 | 470 | |
| Scrofula | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | ,4 | 3 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 23 | 48 | |||
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 90 | 66 | 156 |
| Atelectasis | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Old Age | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 66 | 131 | 197 | ||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 32 | 29 | 61 | |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 105 | 115 | 220 | ||
| Insanity, General Paralysis of Insar e | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | 6 | 26 | 24 | 50 | |
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 23 | |
| Convulsions | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 35 | 32 | 67 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ...; | ... | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| Diseases of Ear, Eye, Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Pericarditis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1; | ... | 42 | 8 | 98 | |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 101 | 56 | 227 | |||
| Aneurism | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 126 | 11 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Croup | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1C | 4 | 14 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 40 | 33 | 52 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 212 | 251 | 463 | |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 112 | 70 | 182 | |||
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Bronchopneumonia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 45 | 18 | |
| Pleuropneumonia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | . . . | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Dis. of Respiratory System | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 26 | 26 | 52 | |
| Dentition | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3; | ... | ... | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| Enteritis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 63 | 41 | 104 | |