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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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In London there were registered during 1899, 4,196 deaths from Diarrhoea, giving an uncorrected rate of 9.2 per 10,000 living, and 4.7% of total deaths.
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Deaths. | Diarrhœa Death-rate per 10,000 Inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road 1st | 16 | 11.5 | ||
| Waterloo Road 2nd | 10 | 7.5 | ||
| Lambeth Church 1st | 22 | 11.2 | ||
| Lambeth Church 2nd | 64 | 15.3 | ||
| Kennington 1st | 9.4 | |||
| Kennington 2nd | 29 | 6.5 | ||
| Brixton | 39 | 4.5 | ||
| Norwood | 15 | 4.9 | ||
| District not stated | 4 | — | ||
In the Inner Wards the average Diarrhœa death-rate per
10,000 inhabitants was 12.7 as compared with 6.2 for the
Outer Wards, i.e., 2 to 1. The Inner Wards during 1899 have
suffered less pro rata from Diarrhoea than during last year.
Under the heading of Diarrhœa may be classed the
3 cases of cholera* notified, together with the 25 deaths
registered, in Lambeth during the year, as there is no
reason to regard any one case as "Asiatic Cholera"; and
also the 166 deaths registered from "Enteritis." Diarrhœa
and other diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract (including
Typhoid Fever) have increased the death-rate both in
Lambeth and in London generally.
*15 cases of Cholera were notified in London.