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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3.—Deaths (corrected) 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. | 1899. | |||
| Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected). | Percentage to 1000 Births. | Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected). | Percentage to 1000 Births | |
| From all causes | 1328 | 144.9 | 1488 | 157.7 |
| Diarrhœa | 126 | 13.7 | 198 | 20.9 |
| Convulsions | 64 | 6.9 | 49 | 5.2 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 240 | 26.2 | 229 | 24.3 |
| Premature Births | 175 | 19.1 | 184 | 19.5 |
| Tubercular Diseases (including Phthisis) | 81 | 8.8 | 98 | 10.4 |
| Measles | 22 | 2.4 | 43 | 4.6 |
| Whooping Cough | 45 | 4.9 | 59 | 6.3 |
| Suffocation in Bed | 36 | 3.9 | 33 | 3.5 |
| Enteritis | 96 | 10.5 | 114 | 12.1 |
| Dentition | 14 | 1.5 | 30 | 3.2 |