London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1898
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1898
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TABLE O. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (Strangers deducted).
| For the 4 weeks ending | January. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | October. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 31 | 18 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 133 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 30 | |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 108 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 159 |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 35 |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 86 | 90 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 254 | |
| Chief Zymotic Diseases | 61 | 36 | 51 | 55 | 41 | 30 | 72 | 121 | 118 | 58 | 29 | 47 | 719 |
| Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Chicken Pox | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Malarial Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| E. Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |