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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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not be regarded. The yearly average of cases notified in the
Parish is 189.6, and the yearly average of deaths registered
is 32.8 as compared with 213 and 38 respectively as the numbers
of notified cases and deaths in the Borough of Lambeth during
1902.
The age and sex incidence and mortality for Typhoid cases notified in Lambeth Borough during1902 are as follow: —
| Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 100. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 to 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 5 to 10 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14.3 |
| 10 to 20 | 45 | 19 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9.4 |
| 20 to 40 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 25.8 |
| 40 to 60 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18.5 |
| 60 and over | - | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Total | 112 | 101 | 213 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 17.8 |
It will be noted that there were no cases in infants under 1
year of age, no deaths amongst children between 1 and 5 years
of age, and only 3 deaths in children between 5 and 10 years;
whilst the greatest number of cases and deaths occurred in adults
between 20 and 40 years, and the mortality-rate was greatest
also amongst persons at the same age periods.
Sub-dividing the Typhoid cases and deaths amongst the
various Registration Sub-districts, it will be seen that the casemortality
is lower in the Inner than in the Outer Districts, viz.,
14.7 per cent., as compared with 20.3 per cent. The reason
for this is not clear, as the contrary generally is the case, the
case-mortality being greater in the Inner, more congested, and
less sanitary, districts, where it will be noted that the incidence of
the disease is greater.