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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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4th. Buildings and rooms in which many people necessarily
congregate should be efficiently aerated and cleansed
during the intervals of occupation.
It should be borne in mind that the liability to contract
Influenza, and also the danger of an attack, if contracted, are
increased by depressing conditions, such as exposure to cold,
and to fatigue whether mental or physical. Attention should
hence be paid at epidemic periods to all measures tending to the
maintenance of health, such as the use of clothing of suitable
warmth, and a sufficiency of wholesome food.
Persons who are attacked by Influenza should at once seek
rest, warmth, and medical treatment, and they should bear in
mind that the risk of relapse, with dangerous complications,
constitutes a chief danger of the disease.
R. THORNE THORNE.
Local Government Board,
Medical Department,
March 6th, 1895.
Table shewing the number of deaths from Epidemic Influenza during the last 10 years in Lambeth and London.
| 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | Average for 10 years (1885-94.) | 1895 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 131 | 142 | 85 | 44 | 45.1 | 148 |
| London (including Lambeth) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 652 | 2336 | 2264 | 1526 | 750 | 795.2 | 2156 |