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Lambeth 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lambeth Church | 45617 | 44350 | 2277 | 1 | 118 | 207 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 716 | 28 | 30 | 16 | — | 1 | 16 |
| Kennington | 44957 | 44840 | 1042 | — | 118 | 181 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | — | 2 | 816 | 26 | 18 | 50 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Stocknvell | 63806 | 65950 | 1473 | — | 192 | 124 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | 13 | 1224 | 24 | 45 | 19 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Brixton | 81262 | 85510 | 1661 | — | 195 | 125 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1403 | 75 | 6 | 19 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Norwood | 67318 | 70350 | 1044 | — | 120 | 79 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 990 | 70 | 9 | 10 | — | - | 3 |
| Totals | 302960 | 311000 | 7497 | 1 | 743 | 716 | 9 | 7 | — | 14 | 35 | 86 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 5149 | 223 | 108 | 114 | 6 | 1 | 44 |
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* Including 3 cases of paratyphoid fever, † Including 1 cabe of post basic meningitis.
§ Notifiable compulsorily since October 1st, 1926.
‡ Including 1 case of polio-encephalitis acuta.