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Lambeth 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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TABLE R.
Shewing Classification of Causes of Deaths in Lambeth
during 1896, compared with London.
A.—Total Deaths from all causcs and at all ages, with percentages of deaths to total deaths.
| Class of Disease. | Lambeth Parish. | London. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths (corrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths. | No. of Deaths (uncorrected). | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |
| I.—Zymotic Diseases | 837 | 16.4 | 15751 | 18.9 |
| Seven Principal | 708 | 13.9 | 14100 | 16.9 |
| Influenza | 51 | 1.0 | 496 | 0.6 |
| II.—Parasitic | 3 | 0.6 | 41 | 0.05 |
| III.—Dietetic | 47 | 0.9 | 602 | 0.7 |
| IV.—Constitutional | 1017 | 19.9 | 16517 | 19.8 |
| . Cancer | 269 | 5.3 | 3864 | 4.6 |
| Phthisis | 470 | 9.2 | 7778 | 9.3 |
| Tubercular Diseases, excluding Phthisis | 170 | 3.3 | 3258 | 3.9 |
| Rheumatism (Acule and Chronic) and Gout | 50 | 0.9 | 670 | 0.8 |
| V.—Developmental | 409 | 8.02 | 5496 | 6.6 |
| Old Age | 197 | 3.9 | 2294 | 2.7 |
| VI.—Local Diseases | 2322 | 45.5 | 38946 | 46.6 |
| Circulatory System | 372 | 7.3 | 6881 | 8.2 |
| Bronchitis | 463 | 9.08 | 7558 | 9.05 |
| Pneumonia and Bron-cho-Pneumonia | 280 | 5.5 | 5537 | 6.6 |
| Pleurisy and Pleuropneumonia | 16 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Respiratory System, excluding Phthisis | 851 | 16.8 | 14664 | 17.6 |
| VII.—Violence | 211 | 4.1 | 3440 | 4.1 |
| Suicide | 21 | 0.4 | 427 | 0.5 |
| VIII.—Other Causes | 252 | 4.9 | 2719 | 3.3 |
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