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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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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Deaths belonging to each Sub-registration District of Lambeth, registered in the 53 weeks ending 3rd January, 1891.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Waterloo Road, 1st | Waterloo Road,2nd | Lambeth Church. 1st | Lambeth Church 2nd | Kenmngtn. First | Kenmngtn. Second Brixton. | Norwood. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 394 | 447 | 497 | 993 | 1075 | 743 | 1319 | 374 | 5842 | |
| Small Pox | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 22 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 183 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 57 | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 47 | |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 48 | 14 | 194 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 74 | |
| Simple and undefined Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 31 | |
| Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentry | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 154 | |
| Remittent Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••. | |
| Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cow Fox and Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Venereal Affections | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | ... | 33 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | |
| Pyaemia Septicaemia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Other Zymotic Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 | |
| Worms and other Par. Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Starvation, want of breast milk | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 41 | |
| Rheumatic Fr Rheu 'of the Heart | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 26 | |
| Rheumatism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | |
| Gout | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 25 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Cancer | 8 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 52 | 13 | 184 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 72 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 85 | |
| Phthisis | 43 | 47 | 37 | 92 | 107 | 78 | 97 | 33 | 534 | |
| Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 54 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 35 | |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 41 | 8 | 144 | |
| Atelectatis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Congen. Malformations | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 15 | |
| Old Age | 17 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 48 | 72 | 18 | 271 | |
| Apoplexy | 11 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 46 | 11 | 155 | |
| Epilepsy | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 32 | |
| Convulsions | 13 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 183 | |
| Other Diseases of Brain, &c. | 15 | 26 | 16 | 56 | 63 | 30 | 86 | 20 | 312 | |