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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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ZYMOTIC DISEASE.
The mortality from the principal Zymotic diseases includes
625 parishioners and 74 strangers, being a decrease of 288
upon last year's figures.
This represents a Zymotic death rate of 2.3 per 1000, the
metropolitan rate for the same period being 2.7 per 1000.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Waterloo l st | Waterloo Bond 2nd | Lambeth Church 1 st | Lambeth Church 2nd | Kennington First | Kennington Second | Brixton | Norwood | Not stated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dis. Orgs., Special Sense.. | — | - | 1 | - | — | 2 | 1 | _ | - | |
| Dis. of Circulatory System | 10 | 18 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Phthisis | 48 | 32 | 60 | 100 | 5 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 50 | 53 | 70 | 154 | 128 | 60 | 115 | 30 | ||
| Pneumonia | 23 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 59 | 12 | |||
| Pleurisy | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | — | — | |
| Other Dis. of Resp. System | 6 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 6 | ||
| Dentition | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | ||
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | 1 | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | ||
| Enteritis | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | |
| Peritonitis . | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Disease of Liver | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Others, Digestive System.. | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 23 | |||
| Disease of Lymphatics, &c. | — | — | 1 | — | _ | 3 | — | |||
| Disease of Urinary System | 6 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 28 | |||||
| Dis. of Generative System | — | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | |||
| Accidents of Childbirth | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | - | |||
| Dis. of Locomotive System | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | ||||
| Dis. of Integ. System | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Accident. | ||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions.. | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Burns and Scalds | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| Poison | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | ||||
| Drowning | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Suffocation | 2 | 6 | 13 | _ | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Otherwise | — | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | |
| Homicide. Murder and Manslaughter | — | — | - | - | - | 2 | - | — | - | |
| Suicide. | ||||||||||
| WoundsGunshot | — | — | 1 | — | _ | - | 1 | — | _ | |
| Cut, Stab | — | — | - | — | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Poisn | — | — | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | ||
| Drowning | — | 1 | - | — | — | _ | — | - | ||
| Hanging | — | - | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | - | ||
| Otherwise | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | - | ||
| All other causes | 13 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 55 | 15 | 12 |
To these may be added 3 eases of so-tailed Simple Continued Fever, and 4 deaths from so-culled Cholera.