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Lambeth 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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ZYMOTIC DISEASE.
The mortality from the principal Zymotic diseases include;
646 parishioners and 59 strangers, being an increase of 79 upon
last year's figures. Deducting the number of the strangers and
adding the number of the deaths of parishioners who died in the
outlying institutions, the total number of Zymotic deaths proper to
Lambeth is 719.
This represents a Zymotic death rate of 2 4 per 1000, the
Metropolitan rate for the same period being 222 per 1000.
Deaths belonging to each Sub-registration District of Lambeth, registered in the 52 weeks ending 29th December, 1889.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Waterloo Road 1st | Waterloo Road and | Lambeth Church 1st | Lambeth Church and | Kenningtn. First | Kenningtn. Second | Brixton | Norwood | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dis. Orgs., Special Sense | — | - | — | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | |
| Dilate of Circulatory System | 20 | 23 | 28 | 60 | 82 | 60 | 97 | 17 | 387 | |
| Croup | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Bronchitis | 41 | 43 | 61 | 116 | 134 | 78 | 103 | 37 | 633 | |
| Pneumonia | 29 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 35 | 40 | 13 | 216 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 14 | |
| Other Disease of Resp. System | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 86 | |
| Dentition | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 51 | |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | — | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | - | 9 | |
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | |
| Peritonitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 12 | |
| Disease Liver | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 114 | |
| Others, Digestive System | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 108 | |
| Disease of Lymphatics, &c. | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | |
| Disease of Urinary System | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 106 | |
| Disease of Generative System | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | — | 2 | - | 11 | |
| Disease of Locomotive System | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 13 | |
| Disease of Integ. System | 2 | — | 1 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Accident. | ||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 52 | |
| Wounds | Gunshot | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cot. Stab | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hums and Scalds | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 21 | |
| Poison | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Drowning | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 14 | |
| Suffocation | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 38 | |
| Otherwise | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | — | 3 | |
| Homicide Murder and Manslaughter | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | |
| Suicide. | ||||||||||
| Wounds | Gunshot | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 2 |
| Cut. Sub | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | — | 5 | |
| Poison | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | |
| Drowning | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | — | — | 4 | |
| Hanging | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Otherwise | - | — | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | |
| (Execution .) | ||||||||||
| Hanging | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | —- | |
| All other causes | 17 | 18 | 33 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 50 | 9 | 218 | |