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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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| Registration Sub-Districts. | No. of Cases Notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases removed to Hospital | No. of Deaths. | Case Mortality per 100 | Rate of Persons Notified per 1000 Inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | InHospital | ||||||
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 40 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 15.0 | 2.9 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 51 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 19.6 | 3.7 |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 48 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 18.8 | 2.8 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 105 | 65 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 12.4 | 2.7 |
| Kennington, 1st | 117 | 72 | 45 | 10 | 11 | 17.9 | 2.2 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 68 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 16.2 | 1.6 |
| Brixton | 145 | 121 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 18.9 | 1.8 |
| Norwood | 40 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15.0 | 1.4 |
| Lambeth | 614 | 442 | 172 | 56 | 47 | 16.8 | 2.2 |
diseases have been, and are still often, indistinguishable the
one from the other. During 1895, in Lambeth, 23 cases
were notified from this disease, and 9 deaths were registered,
giving a case mortality of 39 05 as compared with 26
cases notified, and 4 deaths during 1894. 4 of the 23
Lambeth cases of Membranous Croup were removed to
Hospital.
In London, during 1895, there were registered 2460
deaths out of a total of 11,887 cases of diphtheria and membranous
croup notified, giving a case mortality of 207%. *
*In London Statistics, Diphtheria and Membranous Croup are now
groupe i together by the Registrar-General.