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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 585 deaths out of a total ot 3,032 cases of Typhoid notified, giving an uncorrected case mortality of 18 3 °/0.
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Total No. of Cases notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Case Mortality per 100. | At Home. | No. of Deaths | Total. | Rate of persons Notified per 10,000 Inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Hospital | ||||||||
| Waterloo Rd. 1st | 13 | 6 | 23.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 91 | |
| Waterloo „ 2nd | 7 | 1 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| Lambeth Ch. 1st | 20 | 9 | 11 | 20.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 105 |
| Lambeth Ch. 2nd | 27 | 17 | 10 | 25.9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6-5 |
| Kennington 1st | 21 | 7 | 14 | 38.J | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3-9 |
| Kennington 2nd | 32 | 24 | 8 | 12.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 71 |
| Brixton | 28 | 12 | 16 | 14.3 | 3 | 4 | 3-3 | |
| Norwood | 15 | 6 | 9 | 13-3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4-9 |
The case mortality was higher in the Inner than the
Outer Districts, viz., 25"4°/0as compared with 18-8 %—a fact
to be explained by the better sanitary conditions of the
latter, and the consequent better resisting powers of the
inhabitants.
It is satisfactory to note that 50 % of the cases were
removed to hospital.
In so far as Typhoid Fever in a district is a sanitary
index, Lambeth is to be congratulated on the number of
cases notified during 1898—ll'9°/0 below last year, and