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Lambeth 1897
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1897
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DISINFECTION STATISTICS.
For seven years prior, and seven years subsequent, to the passing of the Notification of
Infectious Diseases Act; and for the year 1897.
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
Yearly average
for 7 years
preceding the
Notification Act
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
Yearly average
for 7 years
succeeding the
Notification Act
1897
No. of Cases in
which Bedding
etc., has been
disinfected. }
At
Home
332
278
16
62
52
7
144
127.3
179
248
593
343
177
251
368
308.1
217
At
Chamber
85
162
569
236
722
902
951
518.1
1391
1570
2546
3042
2286
2462
2447
2249.1
2126
No. of Cases in
which Bedding
etc., has been
destroyed. }
37
62
52
8
57
48
79
49.0
185
275
314
224
119
67
49
176.1
39
No. of articles of
Bedding, etc.,
disinfected.}
1526
1895
2275
916
3078
3121
3778
2370.1
3013
6747
9909
11513
8022
13516
20349
104384
21487
No. of articles of
Bedding, etc.,
destroyed.}
63
114
141
59
92
61
267
114.3
333
467
605
674
544
186
178
426.7
162
Premises Disin-
fected and Dis-
infectants
Supplied }
727
657
727
736
1276
1255
1277
9407
1722
1816
3157
5896
5742
7146
7210
4649.9
8715
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