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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 1899
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1899
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TABLE O. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (Strangers deducted).
| For the 4 weeks ending | January. | Feb. | March. | April. | i May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | October. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 169 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 153 |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 130 |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 50 |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 34 | 123 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 249 | |
| 22 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 44 | 69 | 102 | 167 | 121 | 44 | 34 | 50 | 782 | |
| Chief Zymotic Diseases Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| F. Cholera and Choleraic Diarrhoea... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 25 |