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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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In London during 1898 there were registered 588 deaths
out of a total of 16,917 cases of scarlet fever notified,
giving a case mortality of 3 4 % (uncorrected).
As far as could be traced no scarlatinal milk outbreak occurred during 1898, but one school—small, private school, with average attendance of 25 children—had to be closed on account of an outbreak of scarlet fever amongst the scholars, 16% of whom were absent suffering from the disease.
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Total No. of Cases notified. | Cases treated at home | Cases removed to Ho pital. | No. of Deaths. | Case mortality per 100. | Rate of Persons notified per 1000 Inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | In Hospital. | Total. | ||||||
| Waterloo Road 1st | 61 | 9 | 52 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Waterloo Road 2nd | 50 | 7 | 43 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Lambeth Church 1st | 94 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 4.9 |
| LambethChurch 2nd | 138 | 54 | 84 | ... | 7 | 7 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| Kennington 1st | 127 | 27 | 100 | ... | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| Kennington2nd | 195 | 123 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| Brixton | 213 | 50 | 163 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Norwood | 131 | 66 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 4.2 | |
| Lambeth | 1009 | 343 | 666 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 2.9 | 3.3 |