London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

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

This page requires JavaScript

Table: II.-CONSUMPTION NOTIFICATIONS, 1902-4. (Arranged in Registration Sub-Districts so as to shew the varying incidences).

II.-CONSUMPTION NOTIFICATIONS, 1902-4. (Arranged in Registration Sub-Districts so as to shew the varying incidences).

Sub-Districts.190219031904Total 1902-4Incidence Rate per 1000 Population.
Waterloo Road 1st322319745.9
Waterloo Road 2nd29233183
Lambeth Church 1st3952581498.1
Lambeth Church 2nd68101682375.9
Total Inner Districts1681991765436.4
Kennington 1st4463521592.9
Kennington 2nd363033992.2
Brixton5536371281.4
Norwood12118310.8
Total Outer Districts1471401304171.9
Borough of Lambeth3153393069603.1

Text

Copy text to clipboard

It will be seen from the voluntary notifications received that
the disease appears to have a greater incidence on the Inner
than on the Outer Districts (whether Registration Sub-Districts
or Wards), in the same way as the death-rate (per 1,000 persons
living) from this disease is also greater. This result was to be
expected, bearing in mind the more crowded conditions (persons
in houses or houses over area) that exist in the Inner as compared
with the Outer Districts—the patients notified being chiefly
of the artisan and working class. It must be remembered, however,
that the notification of consumption is voluntary, and that
only a percentage of the cases are heard of.