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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 1905
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1905
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The seasonal mortality (corrected) from the different important zymotic diseases during 1905 is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus :—
| 1905. | Smallpox | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup | Typhus. | Typhoid. | Continued. | Diarrhoea. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera.* | Influenza. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | — | i | 18 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 78 |
| 2nd Qr. | — | 7 | 29 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 65 |
| 3rd Qr. | — | 13 | 16 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | 152 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 214 |
| 4th Qr. | — | 75 | 16 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 145 |
| Totals. | — | 96 | 79 | 31 | 37 | — | — | 10 | — | 176 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 502 |
* The two Cholera Cases were, in all probability, Epidemic Diarrhoea.
Taking the zymotic diseases collectively, it is noticed that
the 3rd quarter shewed the highest mortality, and the 2nd quarter
the lowest. Scarlet Fever and Influenza reached their maxima
in the 1st quarter; Whooping Cough in the 2nd; Cholera, Diarrhoea
and Typhoid in the 3rd ; and Measles and Diphtheria in the 4th.
Erysipelas reached its maximum in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters,
and Puerperal Fever in the 2nd and 4th quarters, respectively.
Table M shews the zymotic seasonal variations in the
different Registration Sub-districts, while Table O gives the
monthly mortalities from the zymotic diseases.
Table P gives the deaths registered in the Borough of Lambeth
from the seven principal zymotic diseases during 1905, and for
ten years (1891-1900) in the old Lambeth Parish. For comparison,
the deaths registered in London for the same period
are also given.