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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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TABLE S.
Giving Death-rates for different groups of diseases in the various Registration Sub-Districts, calculated as percentages of the total deaths for each district.
| Phthisis | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Cancer. | Respiratory Diseases. | Old Age | Rheumatism and Gout. | Premature Births. | Suffocation in Bed. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 9.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 17.6 | 3. 5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.95 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 11.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 8.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 19.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 9.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Kennington, 1st | 8.5 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 15.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Kennington. 2nd | 8.9 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 15.9 | 4.02 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Brixton | 10.0 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| Norwood | 7.7 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 5.3 | .97 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| District not stated | 9.2 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Lambeth | 9.2 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 0 9 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
N.B.—Where the Districts are not definitely stated, the deaths have been equally sub.divided
amongst the eight Districts.