[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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The records for 1926, are well-worthy of being set out in tabular form for future reference, comparison being made with the records of a quarter of a century ago (1901), the first year of the existence of the new Borough of Lambeth :—

Death-Rate.	1926	1901	Estimated number of deaths saved in 1926, as compared with 1901 with percentage decreases.
			No. of Deaths saved in 1926.	per cent. decreases.

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The rates for the Inner and Outer Districts of the Borough, are as follows:—

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Estimated Populations, 1926 (Middle of the Year.) 1. Wards.

Wards.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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II. Registration Sub-Districts.

Sub-Districts.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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III. Parliamentary Divisions.

* Adjusted Parliamentary Divisions.	New Wards.	Total.

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TABLE A. Giving number of Births and Birth-Rates in each Registration Sub-District of the Borough of Lambeth during the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1926 (atranged Quarterly).

Registration Sub-Districts,	No. of Births.				Total for the Year 1926.
Registration Sub-Districts,	1st Quarter.	2nd Quarter.	3rd Quarter.	4th Quarter.	Total for the Year 1926.

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TABLE B. Showing Populations (Estimated), Uncorrected Registered Births, Corrected Deaths at all ages, under 1 year, under 5 years, and from the 7 chief Zymotic diseases and Uncorrected Deaths in Public Institutions, in the Borough of Lambeth, during 1926, and the averages for the quinquennium 1921 1925 (Borough), together with the averages for the three decennia 1891-1900 (Parish), 1901-1910 (Borough) and 191 1-1920 (Borough).

Year.	Estimated Population.	Number of Births Registered.	Corrected Numbers of Deaths.				Deaths in Public Institutions in Lambeth (uncorrected).
			Total Ages.	Under 1 year.	Under 5 years.	Deaths from 7 Chief Zymotic Diseases.

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TABLE C. Showing the Birth Rate (estimated) per 1 ,000 estimated population, the General and Zymotic Death Rates (corrected) per 1 ,000 estimated population, the Infantile Mortality Kates (corrected) per 1 ,000 total Births (uncorrected) and per 1 ,000 total corrected Deaths, the Death-rate (corrected) for children under 5 years of age per 1 ,000 total corrected Deaths and the proportion of Deaths uncorrected in Public Institutions per 1 ,000 total uncorrected Deaths, in the Borough of Lambeth, for the Year 1926 and the averages for the quinquennium 1921-1925 (Borough), together with the averages for the three decennia 1891-1900 (Parish), and 1901-10 (Borough) and 1911-1920 (Borough).

The Year.	Birth-Rate per 1,000 Population (uncorrected.)	Death-Rate per 1,000 Population (corrected).	Corrected Deaths of Children under I year per 1.000 total Births.	Deaths of Children under year per 1,000 Deaths (corrected).	Deaths of Children under 5 years per 1,000 Deaths (corrected).	Zymotic Death-Rate per 1,000 Population (corrected).	Deaths in Public Institutions per 1,ooo total Deaths (uncorrected).

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The Registrar-General's figures (total figures) for Lambeth Borough relate to the calendar year, whilst, in addition, the Registrar-General allows corrections, not only for outward transfers but also for inward transfers, as follows, giving a corrected number for the year (calendar year) of 5,359:—

	Total registered.	Inward transfers.	Outward transfers.	Corrected numbers.

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Of the total 7,481 notified births, 4 ,111 took place in Institutions, and, of these 4 ,111 births, 1 ,759 belong to Lambeth and 2,352 to out side districts, thus :—

Institutions.*	Lambeth Cases.	Strangers.	Totals.

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(No. 1), 1918. The figures are as follow :—

Years. (Financial)	Cost of Milk distributed						Total Cost.		Total amount of Milk distributed in gallons (approximately)*
Years. (Financial)	Through Welfare Centres.			Through Milk Depot.*			Total Cost.

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TABLE D. Shewing the corrected number of Deaths, with corrected Death-Sub-Districts of the Borough during 1926. The deaths are from all adding Lambethians who die outside the Borough, by omitting (who die in Public Institutions) amongst the Districts from which they A. Registration

REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS.	Total Deaths (corrected).	(General corrected Death-rate per 1000 of the Population.	Small Pox.	Measles, (including German Measles)	Scarlet Fever.

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TABLE D. rates (general, zymotic and diarrhceal), in each of the Regsitration causes, and from the 7 chief zymotic diseases, and are corrected by strangers who die within the Borough, and by re-distributing persons have been removed into such Public Institutions for treatment. Sub-Districts. Total Deaths (corrected) from

Diphtheria and * Membranous Croup.	Whooping Cough.	Typhus.	Typhoid or Enteric.	Continued Fever.	Cholera.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Total Zymotic Deaths.	Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population (corrected).	Diarrhoea Death-rate per 10,000 of the Population (corrected).

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The table for the year 1926 (and the previous 5 years) at the end of the Report (Vital Statistics), known as the Local Government Board New Tables I., II., Ill, and IV., shew these corrected statistics of deaths within the Borough (differing slightly, in consequence, from the statistics in the body of the Report), the additional figures for the year 1926 being as follows :—

Age Periods.	Males.	Females.	Totals.

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Causes of the 60 outside deaths.

Causes of Death.	Male	Female.

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In the Registration Sub.Districts, the uncorrected infantile mortality varies from 32.6 in Norwood to 85.5 in Brixton, thus :

Registration Sub.Districts.	Total No. of Births (uncorrected) 1926	Total Deaths under 1 year (uncorrected) 1926.	Infantile Mortality per 1000 births (uncorrected) 1926.

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The details of the corrected tuberculosis deaths in the various Registration Sub.Districts are:—

Registration Sub.Districts.	Corrected Deaths from
Registration Sub.Districts.	Pu1. Tub. or Phthisis (consumpt.n)	Other Forms Tuberculosis.	Total Deaths Tuberculosis (all forms).	Phthisis rate per 1,oco population.	Tuberculosis rate per 1,000 population (all forms).

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A.—Total Deaths from all causes and at all ages with percentages of such deaths to total deaths (corrected).

Class of Disease.	Borough 1926.		Borough 1925.
Class of Disease.	No. of Deaths (corrected).	Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected).	No. of Deaths (corrected).	Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected).

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D.—Deaths (corrected) of Infants under One Year of age from the chief infantile diseases, and from all causes, expressed in terms of 1000 births (corrected).

	Borough 1926.		Borough 1925.
	Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected).	Proportion to 1000 Births (Corrected),*	Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected).	Proportion to 1000 Births (Corrected),*

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TABLE F. Shewing the number of Deaths (corrected) from the 7 principal zymotic diseases in the Borough of Lambeth during 1926 and during the five previous years 1921-25, together with the yearly averages during the quinquennium 1921-25 (Borough) and the three previous decennia 1891-1900 (Parish), 1901-10 (Borough) and 1911-20 (Borougn).

Disease.		\| Total (corrected) Deaths in 1926.	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	Annnual average of five years 1921.25 (Borough).	Annual average of ten years 1911.20 (Borough).	Annual average of ten years 1901 .10 (Borough).	Annual average of ten years 1891.1900 (Parish).

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SCARLET FEVER STATISTICS FROM 1895 TO 1926 (inclusive). BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.

Year.	Population at decennial periods.	Total No. of Scarlet Fever cases notified.	Attack Rate per 1.000.	Cases sent to Hospital.						Cases treated at Home.
Year.	Population at decennial periods.	Total No. of Scarlet Fever cases notified.	Attack Rate per 1.000.	No. of cases admitted.	Percentage of Total Notifications.	No. of Deaths.	Percentage (case mort. ality).	No. of " Return Cases."	Percentage (Ketm n case rate.)	No. of cases treated at Home.	Percentage of 1 otal Notifications.	No. of Deaths.	Percentagr (case mortality.)	No. of " Return Cases."	Percentaee (" Return case rate.")

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The rising epidemic of Measles (and German Measles) at the end of 1925 continued during the first quarter of 1926, gradually abating during the remaining quarters of that year, as shewn by the returns:—

1926	Measles	German Measles	Totals

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1. —Age Periods Affected.

Age Periods.	Cases Notified.		Deaths Registered.		Case Mortality (per cent.)
Age Periods.	Measles	German Measles	Measles	German Measles	Measles	German Measles

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(Registration Sub.Districts).

Registration Sub.District,	Cases Notified.		Deaths Registered.		Case Mortality (per cent.)
	Measles	German Measles	Measles	German Measles	Measles	German Measles

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N.B.—The incidence.rates and death.rates per 1,000 of the estimated populations are as follows :—

	Measles		German Measles
	Incidence. rate	Death.rate	Incidence. rate	Death.rate

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The statistics for the Borough and Parish of Lambeth are specially interesting and deserve to be put on record. During the past 35 years, the annual averages of notified cases of typhus and typhoid (or enteric) fever and continued (or relapsing) fever are as follow:—

	1926	Average 10 yenrs	Average 10 years	Average 10 years	Average 5 y«ars
		-	-	-	-
		1891-1500	1901-1910	1911-1920	1921-1925

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The mortality statistics are equally remarkable as follow :

	1926	Average 10 years	Average 10 years	Average 10 years	Averag e 5 years¹!
		-	-	-	—
		1301.1900	1901.19x0	1911 1920	1921.1925

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Shewing the total numbers of cases (corrected) of infectious diseases notified comfiulsorily by Medical Practitioners under the Notification Clauses of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and the Orders and Regulations made thereunder, in the Borough of Lambeth, during 1926, together with the total numbers of deaths registered from the same diseases, the case mortality per 100 persons for each disease, the numbers of cases (with percentages) removed to hospital, and the numbers of infected houses.

		Cases notified	Deaths registered.	Case Mortality per 100.	Cases removed to hospital.	Per cent. of cases removed.	Infected houses.

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TABLE G (1) Shewing the number of medical Certificates (corrected) for the compulsorily Notifiable Infectious Diseases under the notification clauses of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, or the Orders and Regulations made thereunder, received in the Borough of Lambeth during 1926, together with the averages for the three decennia 1891.1900 (Parish), 1901 -1910 (Borough), and 1911-1920 (Borough), and the quinquennium 1921-25 (Borough).

Disease.	1926	Annual Average, 1921-25 (Borough) 5 years.	Annual Average, 1911-1920 (Borough) 10 years.	Annual Average 1901-1910 (Borough) 10 years.	Annual Average 1891-1900 (Parish) 10 years.

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Summary of Notifications received during the period from 3rd January, 1926, to the 1st January, 1927.

Number of Notifications on Form A.													Number of Notifications on Form B.					Number of Notifications on Form C.		Number of Notifications on Form D.
Primary Notifications. (Medical).												*TotaI Notifications (i.e., including cases previously notified by other Doctors). (Medical.)	Primary Notifications (Medical.)				†Total Notifications (i.e. including cases previously notified by other Doctors). (Medical).	Cases admitted to		Cases discharged from
0 to 1.	1 to 5.	S to 10.	10 to 15.	15 to 20.	20 to 25.	25 to 35.	35 to 45.	45 to 55.	55 to 65.	upwards.	Total.		Under 5.	5 to 10.	10 to I 5.	Total.		Poor Law Institu.	Sanatoria.	Poor Law Institu.	Sanatoria.
0 to 1.	1 to 5.	S to 10.	10 to 15.	15 to 20.	20 to 25.	25 to 35.	35 to 45.	45 to 55.	55 to 65.	upwards.	Total.		Under 5.	5 to 10.	10 to I 5.	Total.		(Medi cal.)		(Medi cal.)

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF LAMBETH. TABLE H (1). Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. (As amended by the Public Health (Notifications of Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1918). Summary of Notification Certificates (Forms A, B, C, D,) received during the period from January 3rd, 1926, tc January 1st, 1927.

Registration Sub-Districts.	Tuberculosis (All forms).
Registration Sub-Districts.	Pulmonary.								Non-Pulmonary.
1926.	A.		b.		C.		D.		a.		B.		C.		D.
Forms.	Primary.	Total.	Primary.	Total.	Poor Law.	Sanatorium.	Poor Law.	Sanatorium.	Primary.	Total.	Primary.	Total.	Poor Law.	Sanatorium.	Poor Law.	Sanatorium.

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1.-Age Periods.

	0 to	to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 & Upwards.	Total cases.

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2.-Registration Sub-Districts.

	Waterloo.	Lambeth Church.	Kennington.	Stockwell (Inner)	Total Inner Districts.	Stockwell (Outer).	Brixton.	Norwood	Total Outer Districts.	Borough of Lambeth.

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(1) Death-rates (corrected deaths per 1,000 population):—

Years.	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Tuberculosis (all forms).	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Tuberculosis (all forms).	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Tuberculosis (all forms).

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(2) Incidence Rates (notified primary cases per 1,000 population).—

Years.	Borough.		Inner Districts		Outer Districts
	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Tuberculosis (all forms).	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Tuberculosis (all forms).	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Tuberculosis (all forms).

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TABLE I. L ambeth M unicipal T uberculosis D ispensary S cheme. {Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rd, 1912). Ministry of Health Table — FORM T. 53. R eturn ( P repared by the T uberculosis O fficer) as to W ork carried out in CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL DISPENSARY FOR THE YEAR 1926. N.B.—The Central Dispensary (73, EfFra Road, Brixton), was opened July 23rd, 1913.

Diagnosis.	Pulmonary.				Non-Pulmonary				Total.
	Adults.		Children		Adults.		Children		Adults.		Children
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TABLE I (Continued) Lambeth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensaries Scheme (.Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rd, 1912). Ministry uf Health Table—FORM T. 33. Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) as to Work carried out in connection with the branch dispensary for the year 1926. N.B.—The Branch Dispensary (St. Thomas's Hospital) was opened February 3rd, 1913.

(b) BRASCH DISPENSARY {St. Thomas's Hospital).
Diagnosis.	Pulmonary.				Non-Pulmonary				Total.
	Adults		Children		Adults.		Children		Adults.		Children
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TABLE J. Local Government Board Table. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.—Particulars of cases of acute polio-myelitis (polio-encephalitis), cerebro-spinal fever (post-basic meningitis) and encephalitis lethargica acuta notified within the Borough of Lambeth during 1926.

NUMBER OF CASES.
0-1 year.						1-5 years.						5-10 years.						10-15 years.						15-20 years.						20-30 years.						Over 30 years.
M.			F.			M.			F.			M.			F.			M.			F.			M.			F.			M.			F.			M.			F.
Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralalyasis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*	Cases.	Deaths.	Permanent Paralysis*

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The full details of the age and sex distribution of the 57 deaths during 1926, are as follows:-

Under 1 Year.		1 to 2		2 to 5		Under 5 Years.		5 to 15		15 to 20		20 to 25		25 to 40
m.	f	m.	f	m.	f	m.	f.	m.	f	m.	f.	m.	f.	m.	f.

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M unicipal B acteriological L aboratory. (.Inaugurated by the late Vestry , 1899.) Table shewing the numbers of pathological samples examined (total 973), and the results obtained, at the Bacteriological Laboratory during 1926, and the previous 5 years (1921-1925), together with the averages for the two decennia 1901-1910 (Borough) and 1911 -1920 (Borough) and the quinquennium 1921-1921; (Borough).

Year.	Sputa. Suspected Tuberculosis. Tub. Bac. found.			Blood. Suspected Typhoid or Enteric Fever. Reaction obtained.			Throat & Nose. Membranes and Secretions. Suspected Diphtheria. Klebs-Loeffler Bac. found			Other Sundry Samples. Result, obtained.
	Pos.	Neg.	Total	Pos.	Neg.	Total	Pos.	Neg.	Total	Pos.	Neg.	Total

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LAMBETH MUNICIPAL BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. (Inaugurated by the late Vestry on December 8th, 1898). Table showing the numbers of pathological samples examined, and the results obtained at the Laboratory, during the four separate years, 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1902, with the yearly averages for the two decennia 1903-1912 (inclusive), and 1913-1922 (inclusive), and during the four separate years 1923, 1924, 1925, and 1926, together with the yearly averages for the 28 years, 1899-1926 (inclusive).

Year.	Sputa. Suspected Tuberculosis. Result of Examination.			Bloods. Suspected Typhoid or " Enteric" Fever. Result of Examination.			Throats and Noses (Membranes& Secretions) Suspected Diphtheria. Result of Examination.			Other Sundry Samples and Special Examinations. Result of Examination,
1899	Pos.	Neg.	Total	Pos.	Neg.	Total	Pos.	Neg.	Total	Pos.	Neg.	Total

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TABLE K. TABLE K. [Local Government Board Old Table A.] Table of DEATHS during the year 1926 in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases, Ages , and Localities.

Names of Localities. adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shown as separate localities.	Mortality from all Causes at Subjoined Ages.										Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years of Age.
	At all ages.	Under 1 year.	I and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under i5.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards.		1	2	'3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
											Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Fevers		Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy	Heart Disease.	Influenza.	Injuries.	Cer.-Spin., Polio, and Encephalitis	Appendicitis.	All other Diseases.	Total.
														Puerperal.	Enteric or Typhoid.
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)	(h)	(i)	(j)	(k)				Puerperal.	Enteric or Typhoid.

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TABLE K. TABLE K [Local Government Board Old Table A.] Table of DEATHS during the year 1926 in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

Names ok Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shewn as separate localities.	Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages.									Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
	At all ages.	Under I year.	I and under 2.	2 :and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards.		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
											Smallpox	Scarlatina	Diphtheria	Fe Vers		Erysipelas	Measles	Whooping Cough	Diarrhoea and Dysentery	Rheumatic Fever	Phthisis	Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy	Heart Disease	Influenza	Injuries	Cer.-Spin., Polio, and Encephalitis	Appendicitis	All other Diseases	Total
														Puerperal	Enteric or Typhoid
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)	(h)	(i)	(j)	(k)				Puerperal	Enteric or Typhoid

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TABLE L. Table of Civil Population, Total Registered Births and New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health (by notification), during the year 1926, in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases and Localities. [ Local Government Board Old Table £.]

	Population at All Ages.		Total Registered Births 1926	New Cases of Sickness in each Lorality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during 1926.
Registration Sub-Districts.	Census 1921.	Estimated 1926 (middle of year).		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
				Small Pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.				Erysipelas.	Cerebro-spinal Fever.	Polio-myelitis Acuta.	Ophthalmia.	Measles.	German Measles.	Primary Pneumonia.	Influenzal Pneumonia.	Malaria.	Dysentery.	§ Puerperal Pyrexia.
								* Typhoid or Enteric.	Continued Fever.	Encephalitis Lethargica.	Puerperal.
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)					* Typhoid or Enteric.	Continued Fever.	Encephalitis Lethargica.	Puerperal.

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TABLE L—continued.

Population at all Ages.		Number of such Cases removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital during 1926.
Census 1921.	Estimated 1926. (middle of year).	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
		Small Pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.				Erysipelas.	f Cerebro-spinal Fever.	I l'olio-myelitis Acuta.	Ophthalmia.	Measles.	German Measles.	Primary Pneumonia.	Influenzal Pneumonia.	Malaria.	Dysentery	§ Puerperal Pyrexia.
		Small Pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	* Typhoid or Enteric.	Continued Fever.	Encephalitis Lethargica.	Puerperal.	Erysipelas.	f Cerebro-spinal Fever.	I l'olio-myelitis Acuta.	Ophthalmia.	Measles.	German Measles.	Primary Pneumonia.	Influenzal Pneumonia.	Malaria.	Dysentery	§ Puerperal Pyrexia.

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TABLE 1. VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH DURING 1926 AND PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS (1921–25).

Year.	Population estimated to Middle of each Y ear.	Births.			Totai. Deaths Registered in District.		Transferabi e Deaths.		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected Number.	Nett.		Number. *	Rate.	of Nonresidents registered in the District, †	of Residents not registered in the District, †	Under 1 Year of Age		At all Ages.
			Nett.						Number. *	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	Number.	Rate,
			Number.	Rate.					Number. *	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	Number.	Rate,
¹	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE II. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF 1-AMBETH DURING THE YEAR 1926

Notifiable Disease.	Number of Cases Notified.								Total Cases Notified in each Locality e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District.					Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							Lambeth Church.	Kenningicn.	Stockwell.	Brixton.	Norwood.
	At all Ages.	Under	1 to 5.	5 to 15-	15 to 25-	25 to 45-	45 to 65.	65 and upwards.	Lambeth Church.	Kenningicn.	Stockwell.	Brixton.	Norwood.

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Table III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR 1926. BOKO UGH OF LAMBETH.

Causes or Death.			Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).									Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District
Causes or Death.			All ages.	Under 1 year	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 years.	5 and under 15 years.	15 and under 25 years.	25 and under 45 years.	45 and under 65 years.	65 and upwards.
1			2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

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TABLE IV. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH—INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1926. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.

		Under 1 week.	1-2 weeks.	2-3 weeks.	3-4 weeks.	Total under 1 month.	1-3 months.	3-6 months.	6-9 months.	9 12 months.	Total Deaths under 1 year.

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LAMBETH BOROUGH.—Corrected Deaths Note.—The Deaths of Non-residents occurring in Public Institu-occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the (A) REGISTRATION

	Sub-Districts.
	Lambeth Church.		Svemiiiigton.
	M.	F.	M.	F

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(B.) AGE

	AGE
	Under 1 Year.		1-2		2-5		Under 5 Years.		5-15
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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SUB-DISTRICTS.

Sub-Districts.								Total.
Stockwell.		Brixton.		Norwood.		All Ages.		Total.
M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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PERIODS.

PERIODS.																		Total.
15-20		20-25		25-40		40-45		45-60		6065		65 and over.		Over 5 Years.		All Ages.		Total.
M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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(C.) SUMMARY OF CORRECTED DEATHS.

	No. of Deaths.		Total.		No. of Deaths.		Total.
	M.	F.			M.	F.

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PARTICULARS OF SANITARY WORK carried out by the Male Sanitary Staff (District Inspectors) in Lambeth Borough during 1926, and during the 5 previous years (1921-1925), together with Yearly Averages for (a) the 20 Years 1901-20, (Borough), and (b) the 24 Years 1877-1900 (Parish).

Year.	Total Number of Notices (excluding those served under the Housing Acts).	Sanitary Works, Structural and Permanent.	Sanitary Works, Not Structural.

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Summary of Work Carried Out (Total Visits Paid) by thk 4 Whole-time Official Health Visitors during 1926.

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The details of work carried out by the Housing Inspectors, since their appointments in 1920, and up to and including December 31st, 1926, are as follows :—

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Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting Department during 1926.

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not carrying out its statutory duties connected therewith. On the contrary, the following records show that such is not the case, numbers of verminous premises (rooms) and articles being set out in full :—

Years	Verminous Premises (rooms)		Verminous Articles
Years	Verminous Premises (rooms)		Bedding	Clothiing

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ANALYSIS OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND WATER. Food and Drugs. Samples of Food and Drugs procured, together with the results of the analyses, were as follows :—

Samples.	Formal.		Informal.
Samples.	Number Analysed.	Number Adulterated.	Number Analysed.	Number Adulterated.

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Analysis of Food and Drugs and Water— continued.

Samples.	Formal.		Informal.
Samples.	Number Analysed.	Number Adulterated.	Number Analysed.	Number Adulterated.

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Headings of Report of Administration. 1. Milk ; and cream not sold as preserved cream :—

	(a) No. of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.	(b) No. in which a preservative was reported to be present.

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The records for 1926, are well-worthy of being set out in tabular form for future reference, comparison being made with the records of a quarter of a century ago (1901), the first year of the existence of the new Borough of Lambeth :—

The rates for the Inner and Outer Districts of the Borough, are as follows:—

Estimated Populations, 1926 (Middle of the Year.) 1. Wards.

II. Registration Sub-Districts.

III. Parliamentary Divisions.

TABLE A. Giving number of Births and Birth-Rates in each Registration Sub-District of the Borough of Lambeth during the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1926 (atranged Quarterly).

Of the total 7,481 notified births, 4 ,111 took place in Institutions, and, of these 4 ,111 births, 1 ,759 belong to Lambeth and 2,352 to out side districts, thus :—

(No. 1), 1918. The figures are as follow :—

TABLE D. Shewing the corrected number of Deaths, with corrected Death-Sub-Districts of the Borough during 1926. The deaths are from all adding Lambethians who die outside the Borough, by omitting (who die in Public Institutions) amongst the Districts from which they A. Registration

Causes of the 60 outside deaths.

In the Registration Sub.Districts, the uncorrected infantile mortality varies from 32.6 in Norwood to 85.5 in Brixton, thus :

The details of the corrected tuberculosis deaths in the various Registration Sub.Districts are:—

A.—Total Deaths from all causes and at all ages with percentages of such deaths to total deaths (corrected).

D.—Deaths (corrected) of Infants under One Year of age from the chief infantile diseases, and from all causes, expressed in terms of 1000 births (corrected).

SCARLET FEVER STATISTICS FROM 1895 TO 1926 (inclusive). BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.

The rising epidemic of Measles (and German Measles) at the end of 1925 continued during the first quarter of 1926, gradually abating during the remaining quarters of that year, as shewn by the returns:—

1. —Age Periods Affected.

(Registration Sub.Districts).

N.B.—The incidence.rates and death.rates per 1,000 of the estimated populations are as follows :—

The statistics for the Borough and Parish of Lambeth are specially interesting and deserve to be put on record. During the past 35 years, the annual averages of notified cases of typhus and typhoid (or enteric) fever and continued (or relapsing) fever are as follow:—

The mortality statistics are equally remarkable as follow :

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Summary of Notifications received during the period from 3rd January, 1926, to the 1st January, 1927.

1.-Age Periods.

2.-Registration Sub-Districts.

(1) Death-rates (corrected deaths per 1,000 population):—

(2) Incidence Rates (notified primary cases per 1,000 population).—

TABLE J. Local Government Board Table. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.—Particulars of cases of acute polio-myelitis (polio-encephalitis), cerebro-spinal fever (post-basic meningitis) and encephalitis lethargica acuta notified within the Borough of Lambeth during 1926.

The full details of the age and sex distribution of the 57 deaths during 1926, are as follows:-

TABLE K. TABLE K. [Local Government Board Old Table A.] Table of DEATHS during the year 1926 in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases, Ages , and Localities.

TABLE K. TABLE K [Local Government Board Old Table A.] Table of DEATHS during the year 1926 in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

TABLE L—continued.

TABLE 1. VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH DURING 1926 AND PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS (1921–25).

TABLE II. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF 1-AMBETH DURING THE YEAR 1926

Table III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR 1926. BOKO UGH OF LAMBETH.

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TABLE IV. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH—INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1926. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.

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LAMBETH BOROUGH.—Corrected Deaths Note.—The Deaths of Non-residents occurring in Public Institu-occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the (A) REGISTRATION

(B.) AGE

SUB-DISTRICTS.

PERIODS.

(C.) SUMMARY OF CORRECTED DEATHS.

PARTICULARS OF SANITARY WORK carried out by the Male Sanitary Staff (District Inspectors) in Lambeth Borough during 1926, and during the 5 previous years (1921-1925), together with Yearly Averages for (a) the 20 Years 1901-20, (Borough), and (b) the 24 Years 1877-1900 (Parish).

Summary of Work Carried Out (Total Visits Paid) by thk 4 Whole-time Official Health Visitors during 1926.

The details of work carried out by the Housing Inspectors, since their appointments in 1920, and up to and including December 31st, 1926, are as follows :—

Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting Department during 1926.

not carrying out its statutory duties connected therewith. On the contrary, the following records show that such is not the case, numbers of verminous premises (rooms) and articles being set out in full :—

ANALYSIS OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND WATER. Food and Drugs. Samples of Food and Drugs procured, together with the results of the analyses, were as follows :—

Analysis of Food and Drugs and Water— continued.

Headings of Report of Administration. 1. Milk ; and cream not sold as preserved cream :—

GENERAL STATISTICS.

HOUSING.

I. — UNFIT DWELLING HOUSES