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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The seasonal mortality (corrected) from the different important zymotic diseases during 1907 is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:—
| 1907. | Smallpox | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVER. | Diarrhoea. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera. | Influenza. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Continued. | |||||||||||||
| 1st Qr. | - | 9 | 40 | 5 | 13 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 20 | 100 | |
| 2nd Qr. | - | 58 | 37 | 7 | 8 | - | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | 8 | 136 | |
| 3rd Qr. | - | 32 | 22 | 10 | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | 27 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 118 |
| 4th Qr. | - | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 88 |
| Totals. | - | 107 | 111 | 38 | 47 | - | - | 5 | - | 71 | 15 | 9 | - | 39 | 442 |
Taking the zymotic diseases collectively, it is noticed that
the 2nd quarter shewed the highest mortality, and the 4th quarter
the lowest. Whooping Cough and Influenza reached their
maxima in the 1st quarter; Measles and Puerperal Fever in the
2nd; Erysipelas and Diphtheria in the 3rd; and Scarlet Fever
and Diarrhoea in the 4th. Typhoid reached its maximum in the
1st and 2nd quarters.
Table M shews the zymotic 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 1907, 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.