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Lambeth 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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TYPHOID FEVER.
During 1906, 22 deaths were registered in the Borough of
Lambeth from Typhoid (Enteric) Fever, and a total of 89 cases
notified, giving a case-mortality of 24.7 per cent. Of the 89
cases notified, 70* (i.e., 78.7 per cent.) were removed to Hospital,
and 18 died, giving a case-mortality of 25'7 per cent, amongst the
patients treated in Hospital ; whilst 19 (i.e., 21.3 per cent.) were
treated at home, and 4 died, giving a case-mortality of 21.1 per
cent, amongst the patients treated at home.
If a comparison be made between the number of cases of
Typhoid notified, and the number of deaths from Typhoid registered,
in the Borough of Lambeth during 1906, and the yearly
averages for 10 years (1891-1900) in the old Parish of Lambeth,
it will be noted that there is a marked decrease. The yearly
average of cases notified in the Parish is 189.6, and the yearly
average of deaths registered is 32'8, as compared with 89 and
22 respectively as the numbers of notified cases and deaths in
the Borough of Lambeth during 1906.
The age and sex incidence and mortality for Typhoid cases notified in Lambeth Borough during 1906 are as follow :—
| Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 100. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Under 1 year | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 1 to 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 500 |
| 5 to 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 10 to 20 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23.3 |
| 20 to 40 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28.9 |
| 40 to 60 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 60 and over | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 100.0 |
| Total | 54 | 35 | 89 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 24.7 |
* Of the 70 cases of Typhoid Fever removed to Hospital, 13 proved at
Hospital not to be suffering from that disease.
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