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Lambeth 1902
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1902
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EPIDEMIC INFLUENZA.
During 1902, 78 deaths were registered from Influenza
in the Borough of Lambeth, as compared with 55 during
1901, and an average of 107.5 for ten years (1891-1900) in
the old Parish of Lambeth. Of the 78 deaths, 61 were
registered during the first, 3 during the second, 1 during the
third, and 13 during the fourth quarter of the year.
In London there were registered 1073 deaths (uncorrected
from Influenza during 1902.
Reviewing the past ten years' history of the old Parish
of Lambeth in relation to Epidemic Influenza, it will be
seen that the disease has been practically epidemic since
1891, rising to the maximum in 1892,1895, 1899, and 1900
The yearly average for ten years (1891-1900) in the old
Parish of Lambeth is 107.5, so that the 1902 statistics for
the new Borough of Lambeth show a sub-epidemic state.
Table shewing the number of deaths from Epidemic Influenza in Lambeth Borough and London during: 1902, and during ten years (1891-1900), in Lambeth Parish and London.
| Old Parish of Lambeth. | Average for 10 yea rs (1891-1900.) | Borough of Lambeth. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | |||
| 1902 | ||||||||||||
| Lambeth | 131 | 142 | 85 | 41 | 148 | 51 | 45 | 126 | 151 | 152 | 107.5 | 78 |
| London (including Lambeth) | 2336 | 2264 | 1526 | 750 | 2156 | 496 | 671 | 1283 | 1817 | 1950 | 1524.9 | 1073 |
The term "Influenza" is too indefinite in medical practice to permit of
any satisfactory deductions being drawn from the above statistics.