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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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The seasonal mortality from the different zymotic diseases is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:—
| 1902. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVER. | Diarrhæa. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera. | Influenza. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus | Typhoid. | Continued. | |||||||||||||
| 1st Qr. | 35 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 11 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 61 | 182 |
| 2nd Qr. | 23 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | 3 | 118 | |
| 3rd Qr. | 2 | 8 | 33 | 12 | ... | ... | 15 | 1 | 119 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 206 | ||
| 4th Qr. | ... | 34 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 1 | ... | 23 | 5 | ... | ... | 13 | 149 | ||
| Totals | 60 | 84 | 118 | 49 | 49 | 4 | ... | 38 | 1 | 159 | 10 | 6 | ... | 78 | 655 |
Taking the zymotic diseases collectively, it is noticed
that the 3rd quarter shewed the highest mortality and the
2nd quarter the lowest. Influenza and Smallpox reached
their maxima in the 1st quarter. Scarlet Fever and
Membranous Croup in the 2nd; Diarrhœa, Typhoid, and
Whooping Cough in the 3rd; and Diphtheria and Measles
in the 4th.
Table M shews the zymotic seasonal variations in the
different Registration Sub-districts, while Table O gives
the monthly mortalities from the zymotic diseases.
Table Q gives the deaths registered in the Borough of
Lambeth from the seven principal zymotic diseases during
1902, and for ten years (1891-1900) in the old Lambeth
Parish. For comparison, the deaths registered in London
or the same period are also given.