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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 1903
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1903
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| 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 Agesf—Years. | Waterloo. | Lambeth Church 1st. | Lambeth Church 2nd. | Kennington 1st. | 2nd | Brixton. | Norwood. | Waterloo. | Lambeth Church 1st | Lambeth Church 2ud. | 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 | 72 | ... | 5 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 329 | 9 | 107 | 116 | 52 | 45 | ... | 35 | 27 | 44 | 32 | 79 | 91 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 36 | 32 | 52 | 68 | 5 |
| Membranous Croup | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 236 | ... | 11 | 14 | 31 | 144 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 60 | 27 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 744 | 13 | 223 | 346 | ... | 74 | 1 | 69 | 73 | 56 | 105 | 155 | 204 | 82 | 55 | 46 | 53 | 98 | 119 | 151 | 47 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 133 | ... | 5 | 37 | 31 | 60 | ... | 18 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 33 | ... | 14 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 40 | 5 | 11 | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1547 | 31 | 367 | 540 | 228 | 382 | 39 | 165 | 157 | 207 | 242 | 295 | 389 | 133 | 106 | 88 | 128 | 182 | 187 | 241 | 62 |
Notes. (a) The Iocalites adopted for this table are the same as those in Tables ii. and iv.
(b) Patients are removed to the Isolation Hospitals or the Metropolitan Asylums Board, one of which is
situated in Brixton Registration Sub-dittrict.
N.B. 40 case of Chickenpox were also notified during 1903 (from January 1st to 8th), but not one of these
was removed to Hospital.