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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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| Registration Sub-Districts; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | Mortality from all causes at subjoined Ages. | Mor ??com subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | ??? | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlation Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis. Pneumonia, & Pleurisy, | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Interic or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Infirmary (Women and Children) | 57 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Under 5 5 upwds | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 45 | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | 12 | |||||||||
| Remainder of Waterloo Road First | 224 | 68 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 69 | 21 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ... | 3 | 52 | 115 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 109 | ||||||||
| General Lying-in Hospital, York Road | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 9 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Remainder of, Waterloo Road Second | 265 | 85 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 40 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 6 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 135 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 130 | ||||||||
| St. Thomas' Hospital | 614 | 73 | 118 | 03 | 57 | 260 | 41 | under 5 | ... | ...1 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 8 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 64 | 191 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 20 | 23 | 60 | 66 | 220 | 423 | ||||||||
| Remainder of Lambeth Church First | 291 | 87 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 42 | under 5 | ... | ...1 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | ... | ... | 3 | 85 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 146 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 17 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 50 | 145 | ||||||||
| Lambath Workhouse | 58 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 34 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 11 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 7 | ... | 22 | 47 | ||||||||
| Lambeth Infirmary | 552 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 251 | 232 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | 29 | 45 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 90 | 187 | 30 | 5 | l86 | 507 | ||||||||
| Remainder of Lambeth Church Second | 643 | 220 | 133 | 17 | 14 | 159 | 100 | under 5 | ... | 3 3 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 34 | 38 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 76 | 1 | 12 | 160 | 353 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ...1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 52 | 71 | 34 | 5 | 114 | 290 | ||||||||
| Clapham Maternity | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| St. Peter's House | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 32 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 10 | ... | 15 | 41 | ||||||||
| Remainder of Kennington First | 795 | 220 | 144 | 35 | 31 | 222 | 110 | under 5 | ... | 1 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 39 | 31 | 16 | ... | ... | 4 | 71 | 1 | 12 | 175 | 364 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 67 | 98 | 39 | 9 | 192 | 431 | |||||||||
| Kennington Second | 614 | 123 | 67 | 21 | 23 | 201 | 179 | Under 5 5 upwps. | ... ... | 2 1 3... | ... ... | ... ... | ... ... | ... ... | ... 1 | ... l | ... 6 | 9 1 | 5 1 | 13 1 | ... 5 | ... ... | 2 48 | 33 87 | ... 52 | 6 6 | 112 211 | 190 424 |
The figures of Table C include parishioners dying in outlying
into Districts from which they