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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Deaths from all Causes not defined in Table A.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under I 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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dentition | 20 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 |
Sore Throat, Quinsy | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 |
Enteritis | 35 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 63 |
Peritonitis | i | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
Diseases of Liver | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 78 |
Others, Digestive System | 16 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 107 |
Disease of Lymphatics, &c. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Diseases of Urinary System | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 51 | 10 | 117 | |
Disease of Generative System | ... | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | 12 | ||
Accidents of Childbirth | ... | ... | 19 | j | ... | ... | 20 | |
Diseases of Locomotive System | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
Disease of Integ. System | 5 | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 20 | |
Accident | ||||||||
By Railways | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 |
By Vehicles or Horses | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ... | 23 |
In Ships Boats. Docks (exclusive of drowning) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
In Building Operations | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
In Conflagrations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 116 |
By Drowning | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 12 |
By Suffocation in Bed | 35 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 |
By Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Other or not stated Causes | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 46 |
(Violence other than Accidental.) | ||||||||
Homicide | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
Suicide | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
All other Causes | 176 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 211 |