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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 1910
[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 1910 is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:—
| 1910. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup. | FEVER. | Diarrhœa. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Influenza. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Continued. | |||||||||||||
| 1st Qr. | — | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 27 | 80 |
| 2nd Qr. | — | 32 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 70 |
| 3rd Qr. | — | 24 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 55 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 103 |
| 4th Qr. | — | 84 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 25 | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 143 |
| Totals | — | 122 | 54 | 22 | 25 | 1 | — | 17 | — | 90 | — | 9 | 7 | 49 | 396 |
Taking the zymotic diseases collectively, it is noticed that
the 4th quarter showed the highest mortality and the 2nd
quarter the lowest. Whooping cough, scarlet fever, erysipelas
and influenza reached their maxima in the 1st
quarter; Puerperal fever its maximum in the 2nd; Diarrhoea
its minimum in the 3rd; and measles, typhoid and membranous
croup their maxima in the 4th. Diphtheria reached
its maximum in both the 1st and 4th quarters.
Table M shews the symotic 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
1901, 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.