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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1895
Report on vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1895...
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The seasonal mortality from the different zymotic diseases is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:—
| 1895. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | FEVER. | Diarrhœa. | Membranous Group. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera. | Influenza. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Continued. | ||||||||||||
| 1st Qtr. | ... | 14 | 61 | 10 | 19 | ... | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 113 |
| 2nd Qtr. | ... | 30 | 26 | 9 | 19 | ... | 3 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 3rd Qtr. | 1 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 35 | ... | 5 | 0 | 159 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| 4th Qtr. | 1 | 76 | 15 | 26 | 30 | ... | 13 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Totals | 2 | 151 | 132 | 53 | 103 | ... | 26 | 2 | 263 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 148 |
Taking the zymotic diseases collectively, it is noticed that the
3rd quarter shewed the highest mortality, and the 2nd quarter the
lowest. Measles, Scarlet Fever and Typhoid reached their maxima
in the 4th quarter; Influenza in the 1st; Whooping Cough in the
2nd; Diarrhoea and Cholera in the 3rd; and Diphtheria in the
3rd and 4th.
Table L shews the zymotic seasonal variations in the different
Registration Sub-Districts, whilst Table N gives the monthly
mortalities from the zymotic diseases.
Table M gives the deaths from the seven principal zymotic
diseases during 1895, and for the ten previous years, not only in
Lambeth Parish, but also (for comparison) in London.