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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 age and sex incidence and mortality for the 660 Scarlet Fever cases notified in Lambeth Borough during 1904 are as follow:—
| Age. | Number of Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death Rate per 100. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Under 1 year | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 1 to 2 | 12 | 11 | 23 | — | 1 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2 to 3 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10.0 |
| 3 to 4 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 1 | — | 1 | 1.9 |
| 4 to 5 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 5 to 6 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 6 to 7 | 28 | 31 | 59 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 to 8 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 1 | — | 1 | 2.2 |
| 8 to 9 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.3 |
| 9 to 10 | 40 | 24 | 64 | — | — | — | — |
| Over 10 years | 116 | 111 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Total | 324 | 336 | 660 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2.4 |
It will be noted that, of the total 660 persons reported as
suffering from Scarlet Fever during 1904 within the Borough of
Lambeth, 162 (i.e., 24.5 per cent.) were under five years of age,
and 433 (i.e., 65.6 per cent.) under 10 years of age : whilst the
mortality was greatest amongst those under 1 year of age and
between the ages of 2 to 3 years, viz., 50 and 10 per cent.
respectively. Of the 227 persons over 10 years of age, 3 (i.e.,
1.3 per cent.) died.
The distribution of the cases of, and the mortality from,
Scarlet Fever amongst the different Registration Sub-Districts of
the Borough of Lambeth during 1904 is seen from the following:—