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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 1902
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1902
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NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ETC.
| 1st Q. | 2nd Q. | 3rd Q. | 4th Q. | Total 1902. | 1901. | 1900. | 1899. | 1898. | 1897. | Yearly average 5 years (1897-1901) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 116 | 113 | 83 | 52 | 364 | 728 | 941 | 773 | 129 | 70 | 528.2 |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 110 | 72 | 126 | 58 | — | — | 51.2 |
| Chickenpox* | 276 | 510 | 295 | 544 | 1625 | 78 | 88 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 38.4 |
| Tuberculosis† | 115 | 122 | 101 | 150 | 488 | 483 | 524 | 474 | 11 | 299.6 | |
| Cancer | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 13.4 |
| 547 | 786 | 508 | 780 | 2621 | 1376 | 1702 | 1339 | 144 | 87 | 706.8 |
† Tuberculosis voluntarily notifiable throughout the Borough since June 1st, 1902.
*Chickenpox compulsorily notifiable throughout the Borough (the whole of the Administrative County of London) from February
7th, 1902, to January 6th, 1903—1560 notified by medical men, and 65 by others.
N.B.—33 other diseases (not classified) i.e., Rheumatic Fever, Pneumonia, etc., were dealt with during 1902.