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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. | Number of Deaths. | Diarrhoea Death-rate per 10,000Inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 16 | 11.9 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 28 | 20.3 |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 27 | 15.7 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 56 | 14.5 |
| Kennington, 1st | 44 | 8.3 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 34 | 8.2 |
| Brixton | 44 | 5.6 |
| Norwood | 14 | 4.9 |
| Lambeth | 263 | 9.2 |
In the Inner Wards the average diarrhœa death-rate per
10,000 inhabitants is 15.6, as compared with 6.8 for the
Outer Wards, i.e., 2.3 to 1.
Under the heading of diarrhœa may be classed the
16 cases of cholera notified in Lambeth during the year,
as there is no reason to regard any one case as "Asiatic
Cholera"; and also the 92 deaths registered from
" Enteritis."