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, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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B.—Deaths of infants under one year of age from the chief infantile diseases and from all causes, expressed in terms of 1,000 births.
Lambeth Parish. | London. | |||
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Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected. | Percentage to 1000 Births. | Total Deaths under One Year (Uncorrected). | Percentage to 1000 Births. | |
From all causes | 1313 | 136.9 | 21853 | 161 |
Diarrhoea | 125 | 13.03 | 2572 | 18.8 |
Convulsions | 50 | 5.2 | 1658 | 12.8 |
Respiratory Diseases | 201 | 20.9 | 4074 | 30.0 |
Premature Births | 156 | 16.3 | 2534 | 18.6 |
Tubercular Diseases (including Phthisis) | 70 | 7.5 | 1352 | 9.9 |
Measles | 35 | 3.6 | 790 | 5.8 |
Whooping Cough | 71 | 7.4 | 1223 | 9.0 |
Suffocation in Bed | 45 | 4.6 | 626 | 4.6 |
Enteritis | 74 | 7.7 | 1112 | 8.2 |
Dentition | 27 | 2.8 | 300 | 2.2 |