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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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| Quinquennial Period. | Population (estimated). | Number of Deaths. | Death-Rate per million living. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Parish of Lambeth. | 1863—1867 | 902119 | 148 | 164 | |
| 1868—1872 | 1021165 | 96 | 94 | ||
| 1873—1877 | 1132106 | 184 | 163 | ||
| 1878—1882 | 1245913 | 255 | 205 | ||
| 1883—1887 | 1313211 | 365 | 278 | ||
| 1888—1892 | 1367734 | 537 | 393 | ||
| 1893—1897 | 1443857 | 683 | 483 | ||
| . 1898—1900 | 924333 | 362 | 392 | ||
| Boro | 1901 5 | 1538750 | 194 | 126 | |
| 1906 | 315774 | 49 | 155 | ||
The age and sex incidence and mortality from Diphtheria
cases notified in the Borough of Lambeth during 1906 are as
follow :—
Diphtheria.
| Ages. | No. of Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death Kate per 100. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Under 1 year | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30.8 |
| 1 to 5 | 83 | 74 | 157 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 19.7 |
| 5 to 10 | 60 | 96 | 156 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8.3 |
| 10 to 20 | 23 | 32 | 55 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 to 40 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.7 |
| 40 to 60 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 60 and over | |||||||
| Total | 186 | 229 | 415 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 11.8 |