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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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In London there were registered, during 1902, 2,470 deaths from Diarrhoea, giving an uncorrected rate of 5.2 per 10,000 living, and 2.9 per cent. of total deaths.
| Borough of Lambeth. Registration, Sub-Districts. | Number of Deaths. | Diarrhœa Death-rate per 10,000 Inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner. | Waterloo Road 1st | 21 | 9.9 |
| Waterloo Road 2nd | 6 | ||
| Lambeth Church 1st | 23 | 12.5 | |
| Lambeth Church 2nd | 32 | 8.03 | |
| Outer. | Kennington 1st | 23 | 4.3 |
| Kennington 2nd | 12 | 2.8 | |
| Brixton | 31 | 3.6 | |
| Norwood | 11 | 2.9 | |
| 159 | 5.2 | ||
In the Inner Registration Sub-Districts the Diarrhœa
death-rate per 10,000 inhabitants was 9.6 as compared with
3 5 for the Outer Districts, i.e., nearly 3 to 1. The Inner
Districts of the Borough during 1902 have pro rata suffered
less from Diarrhœa than the Inner Districts of the old Parish
during previous years.
It will be noted that the 4-foot earth temperature had a
very low register during 1902, and, as a natural consequence,
the Diarrhoea deaths were very few in number.
Under the heading of Diarrhoea may be classed the 1 case
of Cholera* notified, as there is no reason to regard it otherwise
than as a case of "Summer Diarrhœa"; and also the
66 deaths registered from "Enteritis" a decrease that is prorata
with the increase in the number of "Diarrhœa" deaths,
and is due to more exact nomenclature. The yearly average
number of deaths from Enteritis in the old Parish of
Lambeth for the 10 years 1891-1900 is 101.8. Comparison
must be made with the corrected infantile mortality rate for
the Borough, which is 127 per 1,000 births.
*1 Case of Cholera was notified in London.
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