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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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| Age. | Number of Cases notified. | Deaths. | Death Rate per 100 Notified. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F | Total | M. | F. | Total | Total. | |
| Under 1 year | 2 | 5 | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | 28.6 |
| 1 to 2 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | 8.0 |
| 2 to 3 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15.1 |
| 3 to 4 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 4 to 5 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 5 to 6 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 6 to 7 | 57 | 61 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 7 to 8 | 47 | 49 | 96 | — | — | – | 0.0 |
| 8 to 9 | 35 | 44 | 79 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 9 to 10 | 22 | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Over 10 years | 80 | 146 | 226 | 1 | – | 1 | 0.4 |
| Total | 395 | 515 | 910 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2.4 |
It will be noted that, of the total 910 persons reported as
suffering from Scarlet Fever during 1910 within the Borough
of Lambeth, 258 (i.e., 28.4 per cent.) were under five years
of age, and 684 (i.e., 75.2 per cent.) under 10 years of age:
whilst the mortality was greatest amongst those between 2
and 3 years of age. Of the 226 persons over 10 years of
age, 1 (i.e., 0.4 per cent.) died.
In London, during 1910, there were registered 214 deaths
(uncorrected) out of a total of 10509 cases of Scarlet Fever
notified, giving a case-mortality of 2.03 per cent. (uncorrected).
The distribution of the cases of, and the mortality from,
Scarlet Fever amongst the different New Registration Sub-