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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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| Names of Localities. adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes at Subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined Causes, Distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||||||||||
| At all ages. | Under i year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Fevers | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | Cer.-Spin., Polio, and Encephalitis. | Appendicitis. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| Puerperal. | Enteric or Typhoid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Hospital (Women and Children) | 66 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | Under 5 | –— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 34 | |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 32 | ||||||||||
| General Lying-in Hos-pital, York Road | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 14 | 16 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 562 | 72 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 116 | 196 | 68 | Under 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | _ | 3 | – | – | 19 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 116 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3— | 7 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 342 | 447 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Lambeth Church | 235 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 62 | 87 | Under 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 17 | – | – | 3 | — | — | 12 | 41 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 48 | 41 | 4 | 20 | – | – | 66 | 194 | ||||||||||
| Lambeth Workhouse | — | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Lambeth Infirmary | 980 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 110 | 298 | 460 | Under 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 22 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 25 | 57 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 89 | 97 | 122 | 24 | 62 | – | 9 | 508 | 923 | ||||||||||
| St. Peter's House | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | 15 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Kenning-ton | 206 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 1071 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 | – | 1 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 23 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 35 | 47 | 12 | 6 | – | – | 76 | 183 | ||||||||||
| South-Western Hospital | 71 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | Under 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 4 | 12 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 32 |
| 5 upwards. | – | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Clapham Maternity Hospital | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Stockwell | 386 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 87 | 216 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 15 | – | 1 | – | — | — | 15 | 35 |
| 5 upwards. | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 87 | 60 | 19 | 3 | – | – | 159 | 351 | ||||||||||
| 71 70 TABLE K. TABLE K. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Names of Localities. adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes at Subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined Causes, Distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||||||||||
| At all ages. | Under i year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Fevers | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | Cer.-Spin., Polio, and Encephalitis. | Appendicitis. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| Puerperal. | Enteric or Typhoid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (e) | (h) | (i) | (k) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Hospital (Women and Children) | 66 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | Under 5 | –— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 34 | |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 32 | ||||||||||
| General Lying-in Hos-pital, York Road | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 14 | 16 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 562 | 72 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 116 | 196 | 68 | Under 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | _ | 3 | – | – | 19 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 116 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3— | 7 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 342 | 447 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Lambeth Church | 235 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 62 | 87 | Under 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 17 | – | – | 3 | — | — | 12 | 41 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 48 | 41 | 4 | 20 | – | – | 66 | 194 | ||||||||||
| Lambeth Workhouse | — | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Lambeth Infirmary | 980 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 110 | 298 | 460 | Under 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 22 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 25 | 57 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 89 | 97 | 122 | 24 | 62 | – | 9 | 508 | 923 | ||||||||||
| St. Peter's House | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | 15 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Kenning-ton | 206 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 1071 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 | – | 1 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 23 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 35 | 47 | 12 | 6 | – | – | 76 | 183 | ||||||||||
| South-Western Hospital | 71 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 2 | Under 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 4 | 12 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 32 | |
| 5 upwards. | – | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Clapham Maternity Hospital | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 |
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Remainder of Stockwell | 386 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 87 | 216 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 15 | – | 1 | – | — | — | 15 | 35 |
| 5 upwards. | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 87 | 60 | 19 | 3 | – | – | 159 | 351 | ||||||||||