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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: Health of all absentees suffering from infectious diseases which are not notifiable in the ordinary way by medical men. It is part of their duty, as laid down by the Legislature {vide Regulation 148 of the Code drawn up by the School Board of London, for the guidance of Managers, Correspondents and Teachers).

Health of all absentees suffering from infectious diseases which are not notifiable in the ordinary way by medical men. It is part of their duty, as laid down by the Legislature {vide Regulation 148 of the Code drawn up by the School Board of London, for the guidance of Managers, Correspondents and Teachers).

Registration Sub-Districts.Number of Deaths from Whooping Cough.Number of Deaths from Measles.Whooping Cough. Deaths per 10,000 Inhabitants.Measles. Deaths per 10,000 Inhabitants.
Waterloo Road 1st17712.014-9
Waterloo Road 2nd835-821
Lambeth Church 1st1175-83-7
Lambeth Church 2nd1716413.8
Kennington 1st.325560210.3
Kennington 2nd1663-61.8
Brixton47175-51.9
Norwood10223-37.1
District not stated*1
Lambeth159133*24.4

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* Where the District is not stated, the deaths (or death) are divided
equally amongst the other Districts before calculating percentages.