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Lambeth 1905
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1905
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EPIDEMIC INFLUENZA.
During 1905, 50 deaths were registered from Influenza in the
Borough of Lambeth, as compared with 36 during 1904, and an
average of 107.5 for ten years (1891-1900) in the old Parish of
Lambeth. Of the 50 deaths, 28 were registered during the
first, 8 during the second, 1 during the third, and 13 during the
fourth quarter, of the year.
In London, there were registered 689 deaths (uncorrected),
from Influenza during 1905.
Reviewing the past ten years' history of the old Parish of
Lambeth in relation to Epidemic Influenza, it will be seen
that the disease has been practically epidemic since 1891, rising
to the maximum in 1892, 1895, 1899, and 1900. The yearly
average for ten years (1891-1900) in the old Parish of Lambeth
is 107.5, so that the 1905 statistics for the new Borough of
Lambeth show a sub-epidemic state.
Table shewing the number of deaths from Epidemic Influenza in Lambeth Borough, and London, during 1905, and during ten years (1891-1900) in Lambeth Parish and London.
| Old Parish of Lambeth. | Average for 10 years. (1891-1900) | Borough of Lambeth. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1905 | |||
| Lambeth | 131 | 142 | 85 | 44 | 148 | 51 | 45 | 126 | 151 | 152 | 107.5 | 50 | |
| London (including Lambeth). | 2336 | 2264 | 1526 | 750 | 2156 | 496 | 671 | 1283 | 1817 | 1950 | 1524.9 | 689 | |
N.B.—The term "Influenza" is too indefinite in medical practice to
permit of any satisfactory deductions being drawn from the above statistics.