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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 1918
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1918
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TABLE F. Shewing the number of Deaths (corrected) from the 7 principal zymotic diseases in the Borough of Lambeth during 1918 and during the five previous years 1913-17, together with the yearly averages during the two decennia 1891-1900 (Parish) and 1901-1910 (Borough).
| Disease. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | Total (corrected) Deaths in 1918. | Annual average of ten years 1901-1910 (Borough). | Annual average of ten years 1891-1900 (Parish). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | - | _ | _ | 6.8 | 1.1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 31.4 | 48.8 | |
| Diphtheria | 36 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 41.6 | 124.5 | |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1.5 | 6.8 | ||
| Fever. | Typhus | — | — | — | - | — | — | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Typhoid or Enteric | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16.7 | 34.7 | |
| (Continued and Relapsing | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| Diarrhœa | 166 | 196 | 124 | 105 | 91 | 60 | 172.9 | 196.5 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | 8.8 | |
| Measles | 98 | 58 | 91 | 49 | 108 | 127 | 110.4 | 145.6 | |
| Whooping Cough | 47 | 40 | 49 | 45 | 38 | 85 | 91.8 | 143.7 | |
| Borough of Lambeth | 369 | 375 | 335 | 248 | 295 | 334 | 475.1 | 706.1 | |