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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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TABLE U.
Shewing Classification of certain Causes of Deaths (uncorrected) in the Borough of Lambeth, compared with London, during 1905 and 1906.
A.—
| Lambeth. | London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected) | Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected) | |||
| 1905. | 1906. | 1905. | 1906. | |
| I. Principal Zymotics | 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 12.4 |
| Influenza | 1.02 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Measles | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery (including Cholera) | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| II. Rheumatic Fever and Heart Rheumatism | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| III. Diseases of Circulatory System | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
| IV. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 16.01 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 16.4 |
| Phthisis | 7.8 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| V. Injuries | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| B.—Deaths under 1 Year of Age (per 1000 Births). | ||||
| All Causes | 127.6 | 132.4 | 131.4 | 132.6 |
N.B. With 6 exceptions, the Inspections were made in connection with the above 112 Workshops
by the Female Inspectors.