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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 age and sex incidence and mortality for the 1481 Scarlet Fever cases notified in Lambeth Borough during 1907®are as follow:—
| Age. | Number of Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death Rate per 100 Notified. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Under 1 year | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| 1 to 2 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8.0 |
| 2 to 3 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 3 to 4 | 61 | 56 | 117 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.3 |
| 4 to 5 | 83 | 65 | 148 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 to 6 | 77 | 87 | 164 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 |
| 6 to 7 | 64 | 59 | 123 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 7 to 8 | 51 | 66 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 8 to 9 | 44 | 86 | 110 | 0.0 | |||
| 9 to 10 | 38 | 68 | 106 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Over 10 years | 187 | 255 | 442 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.6 |
| Total | 677 | 804 | 1481 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 2.6 |
It will be noted that, of the total 1481 persons reported as
suffering from Scarlet Fever during 1907 within the Borough of
Lambeth, 419 (i.e., 28.3 per cent.) were under five years of age,
and 1039 (i.e., 70.2 per cent.) under 10 years of age : whilst the
mortality was greatest amongst those between 3 and 4 years
of age. Of the 442 persons over 10 years of age, 7 (i.e., 1.6
per cent.) died.