Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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TABLE
Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (Strangers deducted).
For the 4 weeks ending | January. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | October. | Nov. | Dec. | T otal. |
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Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 11 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 69 |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
Diphtheria | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 101 |
Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 97 |
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 54 |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Diarrhœa | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 153 |
Chief Zymotic Diseases | |||||||||||||
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
E. Cholera and Choleraic Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |