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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 Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | Under 1 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. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings' College Hospital | 378 | 37 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 72 | 132 | 76 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | –– | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 56 | ||
| 5 upwards | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 212 | 322 | |||||||||||||
| Belgrave Hospital | 98 | 58 | 18 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | Under 5 | – | – | –1– | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | 23 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 45 | 92 | |||
| 5 upwards | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Ministry of pensions Hospital | — | — | — | — | —/ | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 5 upwards | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| Remainder of Brixton | 488 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 134 | 256 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 14 | 38 | |
| 5 upwards | 1 | — | 25 | 78 | 80 | 9 | 13 | — | – | 243 | 450 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lambeth Workhouse Schools | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | – | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | ||||
| 5 upwards | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| British Home for Incurables | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5 upwards. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Remainder of Norwood | 502 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 126 | 287 | Under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 8 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 30 | ||
| 5 upwards. | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | – | 22 | 67 | 92 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 243 | 472 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 4081 | 395 | 103 | 102 | 115 | 168 | 480 | 1105 | 1613 | Under 5 | – | 2 | 12 | – | – | 2 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 152 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 290 | 600 | ||
| 5 upwards. | – | 1 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 16 | 192 | 458 | 514 | 108 | 187 | 5 | 28 | 1929 | 3481 | |||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 751 | 41 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 115 | 203 | 284 | Under 5 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 17 | 15 | 10 | – | – | 7 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 24 | 87 | ||
| 5 upwards. | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 85 | 51 | 70 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 385 | 664 | ||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 1014 | 170 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 56 | 187 | 289 | 173 | Under 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 6 | 13 | 16 | – | 42 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 144 | 256 | ||||
| 5 upwards. | – | 5 | 16 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 13 | 32 | 61 | 10 | 68 | 3 | 12 | 525 | 758 | ||||||||||||||