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Lambeth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE N. Showing corrected Zymotic seasonal (monthly) variations in the number of deaths from the principal Zymotic diseases, and from Erysipelas, Puerperal Fever, Cerebro-spinal Meningitis and Poliomyelitis acuta, in the Borough of Lambeth, during 1912.
| For the 4 weeks ending | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total 1912. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | — | 9 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — |
| Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid or Enteric | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Continued or Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diarrhœa (including Cholera) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 83 |
| Measles | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 97 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 55 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 14 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis acuta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |