Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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The Deaths occurring in Lambeth from All Causes in the 53 weeks ending
Saturday, 3rd January, 1891.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Total at all Ages | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 1369 | »59 | 289 | 760 | '034 | •239 | 292 | 5842 | |
Small Pox | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 41 | 120 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 183 | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 36 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 57 | |
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 47 | |
Whooping Cough | 83 | 106 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 194 | |
Diphtheria | ... | 46 | 26 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 74 | |
Simple and undefined Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | ... | 31 | |
Simple Cholera | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 118 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 154 | |
Remittent Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cowpox and Vaccination | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Venereal Affections | 24 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 33 | |
Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | ... | 7 | 4 | 2 | ... | 19 | |
Pyaemia Septicaemia | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 13 | |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | 15 | |
Other Zymotic Diseases | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
Thrush | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Worms and other Par. Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Starvation, want of breast milk | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 24 | 1 | ... | 41 | |
Rheu. Fev., Rheu. of the Heart | ... | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 26 | |
Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 8 | |
Gout | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 25 | |
Rickets | 2 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
Cancer | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | 74 | 83 | 4 | 184 | |
Tabes Mesenterica | 46 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 72 | |
Tubercular Meningitis | 37 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 85 | |
Phthisis | 11 | 13 | 34 | 284 | 167 | 24 | 1 | 534 | |
Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 52 | |
Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ... | 35 | |
Premature Birth | 144 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 144 | |
Atelectasis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Congen. Malformations | 13 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 132 | 137 | 271 | |
Apoplexy | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 41 | 87 | 15 | 155 | |
Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | ... | 32 | |
Convulsions | 162 | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 183 | |
Other Diseases of Brain, &c. | 26 | 35 | 17 | 37 | 62 | 117 | 18 | 312 |