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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 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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The seasonal mortality (corrected) from the .different important zymotic diseases during 1909 is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:-
| 1909. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVER. | Diarrhœa. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Influenza. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Continued. | |||||||||||||
| 1st Qr. | - | 50 | 31 | 4 | 20 | - | - | 3 | - | 8 | - | 4 | 2 | 32 | 154 |
| 2nd Qr. | - | 38 | 33 | 11 | 13 | - | - | 3 | - | 7 | - | 4 | 2 | 17 | 128 |
| 3rd Qr. | - | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 84 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 131 |
| 4th Qr. | - | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 19 | - | 1 | 4 | 15 | 74 |
| Totals | - | 104 | 85 | 27 | 57 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | 118 | - | 11 | 8 | 66 | 487 |
Taking the zymotic diseases collectively, it is noticed that
the 1st quarter showed the highest mortality, and the 4th
quarter the lowest. Measles, Diphtheria and Influenza
reached their maxima in the 1st quarter; Whooping Cough
and Scarlet Fever in the 2nd; Diarrhoea in the 3rd; and
Puerperal Fever in the 4th. Typhoid Fever and Erysipelas
reached their maxima in both the 1st and 2nd quarters respectively.
Table M shews the symotic seasonal variations in the
different New 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
1909, 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.