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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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TABLE N. Shewing the total cases notified under the Compulsory Notification Clauses of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in the Borough of Lambeth during 1903 (arranged Quarterly).
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total for 1903. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | _ | 29 | 35 | 8 | 72 |
| Scarlet Fever | 181 | 193 | 195 | 175 | 744 |
| Diphtheria | 89 | 65 | 76 | 99 | 329 |
| Membranous Croup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Typhus | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid | 24 | 20 | 32 | 57 | 133 |
| Continued Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 46 | 65 | 58 | 67 | 236 |
| Puerperal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 354 | 379 | 400 | 414 | 1547 |
| Chicken-pox (Compulsorily notifiable up to January 6th, 1903.) | 40 | — | — | — | 40 |
N.B.—Chicken-pox was made, by special order of the London County Council, a compulsorily notifiable
disease on February 7th, 1902, and remained so until January 6th, 1903. During 1903 (up to January 6th,
1903), 40 cases were compulsorily notified by medical men, and 316 other cases of the same disease were
voluntarily notified also during the year.