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Notwithstanding an increase in the deaths from Scarlet Fever,
the returns of the Registrar General show that had the same rate
of Mortality from that cause occurred in Lambeth, as throughout
tho rest of the whole Metropolis, the deaths from Scarlet
Fever would have been 62 per cent greater than actually took
place; the deaths from it in Lambeth having been at the rate of
112 per 10,000 of the population, and throughout the whole
Metropolis at the rate of 183 per 10,000 inhabitants.
Turning from the deaths from Epidemic Diseases occurring
amongst the entire population of Lambeth, to the Cases of Illness
from Epedimic Diseases arising amongst the Poor during the
year, and attended by the Poor Law Medical Officers as set forth
in Table V. it will be seen that the number of Cases of Illness
so attended amounted to 805, of which 169 arose in the first quarter
of the year, 181 in the second quarter, 310 in the third quarter,
and 235 in the fourth quarter. There were 362 Cases of
Diarrhoea, 181 of Measles, 161 of Scarlet Fever, 92 of Whooping
Cough, 57 of Small Pox, and 42 of Fever, including Typhus.
Of these the greatest number of Cases of Small Pox occurred
in the first and second quarter of the year, of Measles in the
second and fourth quarter, of Scarlet Fever in the third and
fourth quarter, of Whooping Cough in first and second quarter,
of Fever (including Typhus ) in the first and fourth quarter, and
of Diarrhoea in the third quarter of the year. There was a great
diminution in the number of Cases amongst the Poor, compared
with the previous year; the number attended being only 895 in
in 1869, against 1409 in 1868.
A large decrease occurred in every form of Epidemic Disease
amongst them, which must be considered very satisfactory.
The Sanitary Work effected is set forth in Table I, which
shows the Number and Nature of Nuisances brought under the
Notice of the General Purposes Committee, with the results
and Sanitary Improvements carried out.