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]
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DIPHTHERIA.
There has been during this year a considerable increase in
this disease, 122 deaths have occurred, viz.: 102 parishioners
and 20 strangers, against 86 last year and 69 the preceding
year. 961 deaths occurred in the Metropolis against 843 in
1886, and 896 in 1885.
WHOOPING COUGH.
This Table shows the number of deaths from Whooping Cough in the several districts in the Parish of Lambeth,
in each year for the last 20 years.
Districts. | Year 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1873 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waterloo Road, 1st | 22 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 37 | 22 | 22 | ... | 36 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 15 |
Waterloo Road, 2nd | 17 | 33 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 19 |
Lambeth Church, 1st | 18 | 29 | 20 | 41 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 16 |
Lambeth Church, 2nd | 43 | 51 | 34 | 45 | 32 | 44 | 18 | 59 | 33 | 27 | 68 | 54 | 57 | 37 | 63 | 20 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 35 |
Kennington, 1st | 55 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 70 | 22 | 53 | 24 | 51 | 27 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 32 |
Kennington, 2nd | 19 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 51 | 27 | 44 | 17 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 27 |
Brixton | 33 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 44 | 63 | 38 | 15 | 70 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 51 | 33 |
Norwood | 4 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 10 |
Totals | 211 | 215 | 164 | 186 | 206 | 188 | 89 | 272 | 174 | 89 | 342 | 229 | 275 | 119 | 342 | 126 | 209 | 142 | 196 | 187 |