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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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The age and sex incidence and mortality from Diphtheria cases notified in Lambeth during 1899 are as follow:—
| Ages. | N umber of cases Notified. | Deaths. | Death-Rate per 100. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total | ||
| Under 1 year | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 56.3 |
| 1 to 5 | 181 | 166 | 347 | 45 | 38 | 83 | 23.6 |
| 5 to 10 | 179 | 224 | 403 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 11.3 |
| 10 to 20 | 62 | 108 | 170 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5.8 |
| 20 to 40 | 38 | 64 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 40 to 60 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 60 and over | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Age not stated* | 14 | 13 | 27 | ... | ... | — | |
| Total | 487 | 593 | 1080 | 82 | 71 | 153 | 14.2 |
*In making percentages, these cases have been distributed equally
amongst the different age periods.
The Diphtheria statistics for Lambeth are as follow:—
| Quinquennial Period. | Population. | Number of Deaths. | Death-Rate per million living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863—1867 | 902119 | 148 | 164 |
| 1868—1872 | 1021165 | 96 | 94 |
| 1873—1877 | 1132106 | 184 | 163 |
| 1878—1882 | 1245913 | 255 | 205 |
| 1883—1887 | 1313211 | 365 | 278 |
| 1888—1892 | 1367734 | 537 | 393 |
| 1893—1897 | 1443857 | 683 | 483 |
| 1898 | 304073 | 108 | 355 |
| 1899 | 308108 | 153 | 496 |
The increase in London, generally, has also been
marked during the same quinquennia, but a satisfactory
and complete explanation for the increase remains yet to
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