Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on vital and sanitary statistics, 1894
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71
SCARLET FEVER.
During the year 62 deaths are reported as having occurred from
Scarlet Fever. To this cause during the preceding year 69 deaths
were attributed. 1198 cases of attack, however, were reported to
the Sanitary Department. 517 cases remained under treatment
at home, and 681 cases were removed to the Hospitals of the
Asylums Board.
In the Metropolis 837 deaths were registered.
Registrars' Districts. | Estimated Population. | Total No. of Cases Notified | Cases treated at Home. | Cases removed to Hospital. | No. of Deaths. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
Inner Group of Sub-Districts. | ||||||
Waterloo, 1st | 14,031 | 18 | 12 | 66 | — | 3 |
Waterloo, 2nd | 14,644 | 54 | T5 | 39 | — | 5 |
Lambeth Ch , 1st | 18,024 | 99 | 32 | 67 | 1 | 6 |
Lambeth Ch., 2nd | 39,147 | 131 | 44 | 87 | 1 | 7 |
Outer Group of Sub-Districts. | ||||||
Kennington, 1st | 52.476 | 209 | 85 | 124 | 2 | 3 |
Kennington, 2nd | 44,751 | 175 | 75 | 100 | 1 | 8 |
Brixton | 75,999 | 323 | 179 | 144 | 9 | 11 |
Norwood | 26,779 | 129 | 75 | 54 | — | 2 |
Lambeth | 285,851 | 1198 | 517 | 681 | 17 | 45 |