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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 1904
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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The seasonal mortality (corrected) from the different important zymotic diseases during 1904 is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:—
| 1904. | Smallpox | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVER. | Diarrhœa. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera.* | Influenza. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Continued. | |||||||||||||
| 1st Qr. | — | 44 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 12 | 7 | — | — | 10 | 118 |
| 2nd Qr. | — | 70 | 45 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 138 |
| 3rd Qr. | — | 40 | 29 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 239 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 333 |
| 4th Qr. | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 19 | 72 |
| Totals. | — | 164 | 109 | 16 | 33 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 265 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 661 |
* The four Cholera Cases were, in all probability, Epidemic Diarrhœa.
Taking the zymotic diseases collectively, it is noticed that
the 3rd quarter shewed the highest mortality, and the 4th
quarter the lowest. Typhoid and Erysipelas reached their
maxima in the 1st quarter; Measles and Whooping Cough in the
2nd; Diarrhœa in the 3rd; and Influenza and Diphtheria in the
4th. Scarlet Fever reached its maximum in the 1st and 2nd
quarters.
Table M shews the zymotic seasonal variations in the
different Registration Sub-districts, while Table O gives the
monthly mortalities from the zymotic diseases.
Table Q gives the deaths registered in the Borough of Lambeth
from the seven principal zymotic diseases during 1904, and for
ten years (1891-1900) in the old Lambeth Parish. For comparison,
the deaths registered in London for the same period
are also given.