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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The seasonal mortality (corrected) from the different important zymotic diseases during 1908 is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:—
| 1908. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVER. | Diarrhœa. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Influenza. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Continued. | |||||||||||||
| 1st Qr. | — | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | — | 42 | 115 |
| 2nd Qr. | — | 41 | 23 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 107 |
| 3rd Qr. | — | 26 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 103 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 170 |
| 4th Qr. | — | 16 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 84 |
| Totals. | — | 101 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 2 | — | 8 | — | 149 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 476 |
Taking the zymotic diseases collectively, it is noticed that
the 3rd quarter shewed the highest mortality, and the 4th
quarter the lowest. Influenza and Erysipelas reached their
maxima in the 1st quarter; Whooping Cough and Measles
in the 2nd; Diarrhœa and Typhoid in the 3rd; and Diphtheria
in the 4th. Scarlet Fever reached its maximum in
the 1st and 2nd quarters.
Table M shews the zymotic seasonal variations in the
different New Registration Sub-Districts, while Table O
gives the monthly mortalities from the zymotic diseases.
Table P gives the deaths registered in the Borough of
Lambeth from the seven principal zymotic diseases during
1908, and for ten years (1891-1900) in the old Lambeth
Parish. For comparison, the deaths registered in London
for the same period are also given.