London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
This page requires JavaScript
Mortality in each Sub-District in the Parish of Lambeth in the 52 weeks ending January 1st,
| AUSES OF DEATH. | Waterloo Road 1st | Waterloo Road 2nd | Lambeth Church lst | Lambeth Church 2nd | Kennington First | Kennington Second | Brixton | Norwood | Not stated | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. Orgs., Special Sense | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 14 | |
| s. of Circulatory System | 30 | 17 | 21 | 46 | 70 | 63 | 80 | 24 | 21 | 368 | |
| athisis | 34 | 31 | 42 | 103 | 99 | 61 | 107 | 34 | 29 | 540 | |
| onchitis | 39 | 76 | 86 | 172 | 139 | 82 | 124 | 30 | 50 | 798 | |
| aeumonia | 19 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 29 | 62 | 9 | 20 | 239 | |
| eurisy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 18 | |
| Other Dis. of Reap. System | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 116 | |
| antition | 6 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 44 | |
| more Throat. Quinsy | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | |
| ntreritis | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| aritonitia | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 18 | |
| Disease of Liver | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 117 | |
| Others, Digestive System | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 89 | |
| Disease. of Lymphatics, &c. | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | |
| Disease of Urinary System | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 111 | |
| is. of Generative System | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 2 | - | 17 | |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | |
| Dis. of Locomotive System | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |||
| Dis. of Integ. System | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 2 | 21 | |
| Accident. | |||||||||||
| raetures and Contusions | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | - | 39 | |
| urns and Scalds | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | |
| 'oison | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Drowning | - | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | -_ | 11 | |
| uffocation | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 22 | ||
| Otherwise | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | |
| Homicide. Murder and Manslaughter | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Suicide. | |||||||||||
| Wounds | Gunshot | - | — | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cut. Stab | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 | ||
| Poison | — | - | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
| Drowning | - | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | 1 | - | - | 5 | |
| Hanging | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | - | 4 | ||
| otherwise | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 5 | |
| All other causes | 22 | | 17 | 17 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 250 | |
The mortality from the principal Zymotic diseases includes
720 parishioners and 40 strangers, being an increase of 61
upon last year's figures.
This represents a Zymotic death rate of 2.5 per 1000, the
metropolitan rate for the same period being 2.6 per 1000.
ZYMOTIC DISEASE