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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Causes of the 60 outside Deaths.
| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | — | 1 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 9 | 5 |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 2 | 4 |
| Heart disease | 2 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 3 | 1 |
| Pleuro-Pneumonia | — | — |
| Other Lung Diseases | — | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's disease | — | 1 |
| Premature Birth | — | — |
| Violent deaths | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide | — | 1 |
| Nervous diseases | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 1 |
| Diseases of Digestive System | — | — |
| Diabetes | — | — |
| Not classified above1 | 3* | 14* |
| Totals | 26 | 34 |
2.—Infantile Mortality Rates.
Of the 3,818 corrected deaths, 266 are infants under 1 year of
age as compared with decennial yearly averages of 1358.5, 1020.1
and 619.7 for 1891-1900 (Parish); 1901-10 (Borough) and 1911—
1920 (Borough) respectively; and an average of 419.4 for the
quinquennium 1921-25 (Borough). Having regard to the large
population of Lambeth Borough, these figures mean an enormous
saving of life during the periods mentioned.
* Males—Laryngitis, senile decay, measles—3 cases in all.
Females—Gangrenous appendicitis, arterio-sclerosis, acute naso-pharyngeal
catarrh, congenital debility, convulsions, paratyphoid fever, acute rheumatism,
internal hæmorrhage, erysipelas, cerebral hæmorrhage, embolism,
and natural cause not precisely ascertained (3 cases)—14 cases in all.