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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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Local Government Board (Table iii.) CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH DURING THE YEAR 1902.
| notifiable disease. | cases notified in whole district. | total cases notified in each locality. | no. of cases removed to hospital from each locality. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages†—Years. | Waterloo. | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd. | Kennington 1st. | Kennington 2nd. | Brixton. | Norwood. | Waterloo. | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd | Kennington 1st. | Kennington 2nd. | Brixton. | Norwood. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards | ||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | 350 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 104 | 176 | 1 | 81 | 35 | 64 | 69 | 34 | 53 | 11 | 84 | 35 | 64 | 69 | 34 | 53 | 11 |
| Cholera | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 459 | 10 | 177 | 187 | 49 | 36 | ... | 52 | 83 | 83 | 64 | 75 | 90 | 12 | 45 | 65 | 75 | 46 | 48 | 66 | 2 |
| Membranous croup | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 317 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 196 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 72 | 56 | 40 | 70 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Scarlet fever | 1330 | 16 | 395 | 762 | 116 | 41 | ... | 104 | 107 | 213 | 269 | 257 | 314 | 66 | 96 | 78 | 195 | 222 | 179 | 258 | 28 |
| Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric fever | 213 | ... | 7 | 51 | 57 | 95 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 45 | 27 | 23 | 58 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 5 |
| Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued fever | 10 | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal fever | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 2712 | 34 | 607 | 1089 | 378 | 560 | 44 | 303 | 289 | 486 | 492 | 433 | 596 | 113 | 244 | 194 | 374 | 362 | 278 | 409 | 46 |
Notes.— (a) The localities adopted for this table are the same as those in Tables ii. and iv.
(b) Patients are removed to the Isolation Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, one of which is situated
in Brixton Registration Sub-district.
N.B.—1560 cases of Chickenpox were also notified during 1902 (from Feb. 6th up to Dec. 31st), but not one of these
was removed to Hospital.