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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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Diphtheria.
| Ages. | No of Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death Rate per 100. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Under 1year | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1 to5 | 98 | 79 | 177 | 14 | 34 | 19.2 | |
| 5 to 10 | 61 | 78 | 139 | 9 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| 10to20 | 29 | 37 | 3 | - | 3 | 4.5 | |
| 20to40 | 25 | 39 | 64 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 40 to 60 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 60 and over | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 219 | 240 | 459 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 10.7 |
Mild and unrecognised cases cause the disease to spread, and
in this way the advantage of bacteriological examinations must
be apparent to all. In the report of the Bacteriological Laboratory
(see page 182), it will be noted that of the 154 examinations
made in 1902, in only 16 (i.e., 10.4 per cent) were the true bacilli
of Diphtheria found.
During 1902, no school had to be closed on account of Diphtheria.
The distribution of the disease in the different Registration
Sub-Districts of the Borough of Lambeth, together with the
different mortality rates for hospital- and home-, treated patients,
etc., are as follows: —