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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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Diphtheria.
| Ages. | No. of Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death Hate per 100. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Under 1 year | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 1 to 5 | 66 | 46 | 112 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16.1 |
| 5 to 10 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 10 to 20 | 21 | 42 | 63 | — | 1 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 20 to 40 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.7 |
| 40 to 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| 60 and over | - | - | - | — | — | - | — |
| Total | 146 | 171 | 317 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 10.4 |
During 1904, no school had to be closed on account of
Diphtheria.
The distribution of the disease in the different Registration Sub Districts of the Borough of Lambeth, together with the numbers of deaths amongst both hospital, and home-treated patients, etc., during 1904, are as follows:—
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Total 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. | In Hospital. | Total. | ||||||
| Waterloo Rd. 1st | 12 | - | 12 | - | 4 | 4 | 35.3 | }0.9 |
| Waterloo Rd. 2nd | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38.5 | |
| Lambeth Ch. 1st | 15 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| Lambeth Ch. 2nd | 50 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| Kennington 1st | 61 | 8 | 53 | - | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.1 |
| Kennington 2nd | 70 | 29 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10.0 | 1.6 |
| Brixton | 72 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12.5 | 0.8 |
| Norwood | 24 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12.5 | 0.6 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 317 | 75 | 242 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 10 4 | 1.02 |