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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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Deaths belonging to each Ward of Lambeth, registered in the 52 weeks ending 31st December, 1888.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Waterloo Road 1st | Waterloo Road 2nd | Lambeth Church 1st | Lambeth Church 2nd | Kennington First | Kennington Second | Brixton | Norwood | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 403 | 375 | 432 | 974 | 966 | 653 | 1185 | 304 | 5292 | |
| Small Pox | Vaccinated | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unvaccinated | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| No statement | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Measles | 13 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 25 | 152 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 120 | |
| Typhus | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 187 | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 2 | 102 | |
| Simple and undefined Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 39 | |
| Simple Cholera | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 20 | 25 | 36 | 78 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 9 | 278 | |
| Remittent Fever | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Hydrophobia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Glanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cow Pox and Vaccination | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Venereal Affections | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | - | 33 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | 21 | |
| Pyaemia Septicaemia | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Other Zymotic Diseases | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 13 | |
| Thrush | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Worms and other Pur. Dis. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Starvatn. want of breast milk | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Alcoholism, Delirium Tre. | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | |
| Rheu. Fr., Rheu. of the Heart | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | |
| Rheumatism | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gout | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Rickets | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 8 | |
| Cancer | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 53 | 11 | 167 | |
| Tabes Mesentorica | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 60 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 82 | |
| Phthisis | 37 | 36 | 37 | 94 | 76 | 50 | 117 | 24 | 471 | |
| Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 45 | |
| Other Constitutional Dis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 34 | |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 12 | 121 | |
| Atelectasis | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Congen. Malformations , | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 23 | |
| old Age | 9 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 41 | 7 41 | 14 | 181 | |
| Apoplexy | 11 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 125 | |
| Epilepsy | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 39 | |
| Convulsions | 18 | 20 | 27 | 38 | 45 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 208 | |
| Other Diseases of Brain,&c. | 17 | 20 | 18 | 53 | 60 | 49 | 58 | 16 | 291 | |