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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reported as present in 30 houses, and sanitary defects were discovered
in 12. Croup claimed 47 houses, and sanitary defects
were discovered in 20. Small Pox infected 20 houses, and sanitary
defects were dicovered in8. In 20 houses Puerperal Fever complicated
the lying period of childbirth, and sanitary defects
were discovered in 7. Diarrhœa having been notified under the
designation of Cholera attracted the attention of the Inspectors to
20 houses, 10 of which were the subjects of sanitary defects.
Two houses were reported as being infected with Typhus, and
1 house with Asiatic Cholera.
Deaths from all Causes not defined in Table A, Strangers deducted.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Influenza | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 65 | 12 | 142 |
Venereal Affections | 18 | I | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 22 |
Pyaemia Septicaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Thrush | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
Starvation, want of breast milk | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | 1 | ... | 21 |
Rheumatism | ... | .... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Rickets | 7 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
Cancer | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 81 | 87 | 6 | 190 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 53 | 25 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 87 |
Tubercular Meningitis | 24 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 91 |
Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 12 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | 50 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | 4 | ... | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
Premature Birth | 147 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | 147 |
Atelectasis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
Congen. Malformations | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 105 | 106 | 211 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 89 | 18 | 174 |
Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ... | 21 |
Convulsions | 132 | l6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 149 |
Other Diseases of Brain, &c. | 21 | 35 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 71 | 13 | 204 |
Dis. Orgs. Special Sense | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
Diseases of Circulatory System | 7 | 4 | 28 | 66 | 110 | 151 | 14 | 380 |
Bronchitis | 143 | 118 | 7 | 17 | 106 | 330 | 47 | 768 |
Pneumonia | 53 | 60 | 16 | 51 | 76 | 68 | 5 | 329 |
Pleurisy | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 10 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 18 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 107 |