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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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The Deaths occurring in Lambeth from all Causes in the 52 weeks ending Saturday, 31st December, 1888.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Total at all Ages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 1196 | 794 | 321 | 640 | 874 | 1020 | 250 | 5095 | |
| Small Pox | Vaccinated | ||||||||
| Unvaccinated | |||||||||
| No statement | |||||||||
| Measles | 19 | 89 | 11 | - | — | — | — | 119 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 50 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 82 | |
| Typhus | |||||||||
| Relapsing Fever | |||||||||
| Influenza | |||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 73 | 94 | 4 | - | — | — | — | 171 | |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 54 | 40 | 3 | — | — | — | 103 | |
| Simple and undefined. Fever | - | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | 17 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 36 | |
| Simple Cholera | - | 2 | -_ | — | — | — | - | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 88 | 14 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 120 | |
| Remittent Fever | |||||||||
| Hydrophobia, | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Glanders | |||||||||
| Cowpox and Vaccination | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Venereal Affections | 25 | 1 | — | - | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | - | 17 | |
| Pyaemia Septicaemia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | - | 13 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | - | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | - | 15 | |
| Other Zymotic Diseases | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |
| Thrush | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Worms and oth. Par. Dis | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Starvation, want of breast mlk | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Alcoholism, Delirium Tre | - | — | — | 14 | 15 | 4 | — | 33 | |
| Rheu.Fev., Rheu. of the Hear | — | _ | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 21 | |
| Rheumatism | - | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 9 | |
| Gout | — | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | 9 | |
| Rickets | 4 | 10 | __ | 14 | |||||
| Cancer | _ | 1 | 4 | 27 | 88 | 74 | 2 | 196 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 31 | 15 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 53 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 34 | 46 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 88 | |
| Phthisis | 4 | 17 | 38 | 227 | 145 | 22 | - | 453 | |
| scrofula, Tuberculosis | 13 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 47 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 34 | |
| Premature Birth | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 127 | |
| Atelectasis | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Congen. Malformations | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | |
| Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 108 | 205 | |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 21 | 173 | |
| Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | ||
| Convulsions | 143 | 32 | 2 | - | - | - | -_ | 177 | |
| Other Diseases of Brain, &c. | 41 | 46 | 22 | 25 | 55 | 106 | 14 | 309 | |