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Lambeth 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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Tabic III relates to the mortality from different epidemic
diseases, in the entire parish, and in its several sub-divisions.
TABLE III.
| Total Deaths. | SUB-DISTRICTS. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Typhus. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | Waterloo Road—1st Part | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 52 |
| 428 | Waterloo Road—2nd Part | 12 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 79 |
| 396 | Lambeth Church—1ft Part | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 83 |
| 855 | Lambeth Church—2nd Part | 10 | 36 | 53 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 169 |
| 531 | Kensington—1st Part | 9 | 10 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 94 |
| 371 | Kennington—2nd Part | 6 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 70 |
| 324 | Brixton | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 41 |
| 107 | Norwood | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 3291 | Lambeth | 58 | 120 | 158 | 112 | 80 | 70 | 607 |
From the above Table,it appears that the mortality caused
by cpidcmic disease constituted less than one-fifth of the
entire mortality.
The latter part of the year 1859 was marked by an outbreak
of Small-pox, which was observed upon in the Vestry's
previous Annual Report. The disease maintained its full
prevalence during the first quarter of 1860, after which it
rapidly subsided. The deaths from small pox in the eight
quarters of the years 1859 and 1860, were consecutively
4+7+10+38 = 59, and 42 +12+ 2 + 2 = 58.
Of all cpidcmic diseases, measles was the only one which
showed a decided increase. There were 120 fatal cases
registered, instead of only 53, as in the preceding year. The