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Lambeth 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]

Published
1867
Pages
142
Tables
73

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    Estimated populations, middle 1896.
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    Censal (Enumerated) Populations.
    Sub-districts.1881.1891.1896.
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    1896.—Sanitary Areas of the Metropolis.
    Enumerated Population, 1891 (Census).Enumerated Population, 1896 (Census).Estimated Population, 1896 (middle of year).Marriage-Rate.Birth-Rate.Death-Rate.Zymotic DeathRate.Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births.
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    B. As to Parliamentary Divisions and New Wards.
    Parliamentary Divisions and New Wards.Males.Females.Total.
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    C. As to Age-Periods.
    Age-Periods.Males.Females.Total.
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    Table A, giving the number of Births and the Birth-Rates in each Registration Sub-District of Lambeth during 1896 (arranged quarterly).
    Registration Sub-District.No. of Births.Total for the Year 1896.Rate per 1OOO.
    1st Quarter Male. Female.2nd Quarter Male. Female.3rd Quarter Male. Female.4th Quarter Male. Female.
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    Table B, shewing the Estimated Populations, Numbers of Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births and Corrected Deaths for the year 1896, and Ten Years preceding, in Lambeth Parish.
    The Year.Estimated Population.Estimated No. of Inhabited Houses.Marriages.Registered Births.Corrected Number of Deaths.Deaths from 7 Chief Zymotic Diseases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Total Ages.Under 1 year.Under 5 years.
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    Table C. shewing the number of persons per house, the Marriage-, Birth-, and Death-Rates, and proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions, for the Year 1896, and ten years preceding.
    The Year.Estimated No. of Persons per house.Marriage-Rate per 1000 Population.Birth-Rate per 1000 Population.Death-Rate per 1000 Population.Deaths of Children under 1 year, per 1000 births.Deaths of Children under 1 year, per 1000 deaths.Deaths of Children under 5 years, per 1000 deaths.Zymotic DeathRate, per 1000 Population.Deaths in Public Institutions per 1000 total uncorrected deaths.
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    The Institution, & c. where the 433 Lambething died during 1896, may be grouped as follows:-
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    TABLE D
    DISTRICTS.Persons per Acre.Estimated Population (middle 1896).Total Births.Birth-rate per 1000 of the Population.Total Deaths (corrected).General Death-rate per 1000 of the Population.Small Pox.Total Deaths fromTotal Zymotic Deaths.Zymotic Death-rate per 1000 cf the Population.Zymotic Death-rate per 1000 of the Total Deaths.Diarrhœa Death-rate per 1000 of the Population.
    Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Typhoid or Enteric.Ccntinued Fever.Diarrhœa.
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    TABLE E. Showing Mortalities in Lambeth at different Age-Periods compared with (i) those for London, 1896, and (2) the averages for London for years 1881—90.
    Age-Periods.LAMBETH.LONDON.
    Estimated Populations (middle 1896).Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1896.Mortality Rates per 1000 Population, 1896 Uncorrected.Average of Ten Y ears, 1881—90, per 1000.
    Corrected.Uncorrected.
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    TABLE F. Shewing the Uncorrected Mortality, Male and Female, in the different District, and a comparison of the number of deaths in each Quarter during the year 1896.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.th Quarter.Total No. of Deaths in each District.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    TABLE G. Shewing the Uncorrected Mortality ( i .e., including that of strangers) at different ages in each District of the Parish (1896).
    Sub-District.Under I year.1 year to 5 years.5 to 6o years.6o years and Upwards.Total.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    TABLE H. (Shewing the uncorrected deaths ( i.e, parishioners and strangers), at various age-periods in each quarter. 1896.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
    M.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.Total
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    TABLE I. Shewing the Infantile Mortalities in the Registrar-General's 33 Large Towns of England and Wales (including London), and in Lambeth Parish, during 1896
    Corrected Deaths under one year per 1000 Births.Average Ten Years, 1886—95.
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    TABLE J. Shewing the number of Certificates for the Notifiable Zymotic Diseases received in Lambeth since the introduction of the Notification Act, i .e., in the seven years, 1889-95, and in the year 1896.
    Disease.1889189018911892189318941895Annual average of 6 years 1890-95.Notifications received during 96.
    Lambeth.London.
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    TABLE K Giving number of infected houses with percentages of (1) General Defects, and (2) Defective Drains, during 1896 and the five preceding years.
    18911892189318941895Average for last 5 years 1891- 951896
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    Sub-divided according to the different notifiable diseases, the results are as follows:—
    Disease.No. of Infected Houses.Numbers shewing Defects as to aPercentage shewing Total Defects.Percentage giving no Defects.
    Drains.Traps, Fittings and Appliances only.Total.
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    The seasonal mortality from the different zymotic diseases is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:—
    1896.Smallpox.Measles.Whooping Cough.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.FEVER.Diarrhoea.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Cholera.Influenza.Total.
    Typhus.Typhoid.Continued.
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    TABLE L. Showing Zymotic seasonal variations (deaths) in Lambeth in the different Registration Sub-districts during 1896.
    Registration Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4 th Quarter.Year 1896.Zymotic Death-rate per 1000 inhabitants
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    TABLE M. Shewing the number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases in the ten years 1886—95, and in the year 1896.
    Disease.1886188718881889189018911892189318941895Total Deaths in 1896.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 total Deaths 1896.Annual Average of ten years 1886—95.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years.
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    TABLE N. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (Strangers deducted) in Lambeth during 1896.
    For the 4 weeks endingJanuary.Feb.March.April.May.June.July.August.Sept.October.Nov.Dec.Total.
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    The case mortality is, therefore, 12.5 per cent., as compared with 2.9 for London (304 cases notified and 9 deaths).
    Name.Address.Age.Vacc. or Not Vacc.No. of Marks.Nature of Disease.Mild or SevereResult.Removed to Hospital or not.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Registration Sub-Districts.Total No. of Cases Notified.Cases Treated at Home.Cases Removed to Hospital.No. of Deaths.Case Mortality period.Bate of Persons Notified per 10,000 Inhabitants.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    TABLE 0.—VACCINATION RETURNS, 1895.
    Registration Sub-Districts.No. of Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible to Vaccination.Dead Unvaccinated.Had Smallpox.Postponed on Medical Certificate.Removed to other Parishes.Gone and not found.111 or not otherwise accounted for.
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    TABLE P.— VACCINATION RETURNS FOR THE FIRST HALF-YEAR, 1896.
    Registration Sub-districts.No. of Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible to Vaccination.Dead Un-vaccinated.Had Smallpox.Postponed on Medical Certificate.Removed to other Parishes.Gone and not found.III or not otherwise accounted for.
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    The age and sex incidence and mortality for scarlet fever cases notified in Lambeth during 1896 are as follows:—
    Ages.Number of Cases Notified.Deaths.Death rate* per 100.
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    The number of scarlet fever cases notified in Lambeth during the year was 1,550, as compared with 1,389 for 1895, and an annual average of 1446.3 for the six years, 1890 to 1895. No scarlatinal milk outbreak occurred during 1896.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Total No. of Cases Notified.Cases Treated at Home.Cases Removed to Hospital.No. of Deaths.Case Mortality period.Bate of Persons Notified per 10,000 Inhabitants.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    Hospital accommodation for isolation would have to be provided on a very large scale to be of any use.
    Registration Sub Districts.Number of Deaths from Whooping Cough.Number of Deahs from Measles.Whooping Cough. Deaths per 10,000 Inhabitants.Measles. Deaths per 10000 Inhabitants
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    The age and sex incidence and mortality from diphtheria cases notified in Lambeth during 1896 are as follows:—
    Ages.Number of Cases Notified.Deaths.Death-Rate per 100.
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    Membranous Croup might with advantage be classified with diphtheria—the tendency of improved methods of diagnosis (i.e., bacteriological) being to show that these two
    Registration Sub-Districts.No. of Cases Notified.Cases treated at Home.Cases removed to Hospital.No. of Deaths.Case Mortality per 100.Rate of Persons Notified per 1000 Inhabitants.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    The age and sex incidence and mortality for typhoid cases notified in Lambeth during the year are as follows:—
    Ages.Number of Cases Notified.Deaths.Death-rate per 100.
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    In London during 1896 there were registered 564 deaths out of a total of 3200 cases of typhoid notified, giving a case mortality of 17.6%.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Total No. of Cases notifiedCases treated at Home.Cases removed to HospitalNo. of Deaths.Case Mortality per 100.Hate of persons Notified per 10,000 Inhabitants.
    At Home.In Hospital
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    In London during 1896 there were registered 225 deaths out of a total of 279 cases notified, giving a case mortality of 80.7% (uncorrected).
    Registration Sub-Districts.Number of Cases Notified.Number of Deaths.Case Mortality per 100.
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    In London, during 1896, there were registered 207 deaths out of a total of 6438 cases notified, giving a case mortality of 3.2% (uncorrected).
    Registration Sub-Districts.Number of Gases Notified.Number of DeathsCase Mortality per 100.
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    Age mortalities from Diarrhoea were as follows : —
    Age.Total Deaths. M. F.Percentage of Total Deaths from Diarrhœa
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    In London there were registered during 1896, 3192 deaths from Diarrhoea, giving a rate of 7.2 per 10,000 living, and 39% of total deaths.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Number of Deaths.Diarrhœa Death-rate per 10,000 Inhabitants.
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    Table Q Shewing the Diarrhoea Mortality in Lambeth in each month during the year 1896.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
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    Table shewing the number of deaths from Epidemic Influenza during the last 10 years in Lambeth and London.
    1886188718881889189018911892189318941895Average for 10 years (1886-95)1896
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    A.—Total Deaths from all causcs and at all ages, with percentages of deaths to total deaths.
    Class of Disease.Lambeth Parish.London.
    No. of Deaths (corrected).Percentage of Total Deaths.No. of Deaths (uncorrected).Percentage of Total Deaths.
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    TABLE R ( Continued). B.—Deaths of infants under one year of age from the chief infantile diseases and from all causes, expressed in terms of 1,000 births.
    Lambeth Parish.London.
    Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected.Percentage to 1000 Births.Total Deaths under One Year (Uncorrected).Percentage to 1000 Births.
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    TABLE S. Giving Death-rates for different groups of diseases in the various Registration Sub-Districts, calculated as percentages of the total deaths for each district.
    PhthisisOther Tubercular Diseases.Cancer.Respiratory Diseases.Old AgeRheumatism and Gout.Premature Births.Suffocation in Bed.
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    TABLE T Giving death-rates for different groups of diseases in the various Registration Sub-districts calculated in terms per 1,000 of the population or of the total births.
    Phthisis.Per1000 of the Population.Rheumatism and GoutPer 1,000 Births
    TubercularCancerRespiratory DiseasesOld AgePremature BirthsSuffoca-tion.
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    TABLE U. TABLE U. Local Government Board Table A. T able of DEATHS during the Year 1896, in the Lambeth District, classified according to D iseases , A ges , and L ocalities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions being shewn as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages.Mortalityrom subjoined causes, distinguishing dbaths ofchildren under flve years of age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.12345678910111213141516171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarhæa nd Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
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    TABLE U. Local Government Board Table A—continued. table of DEATHS for the Year 1896, in the Lambeth District, classified according to diseases, a ges and localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions being shewn as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages.Mortalityrom subjoined causes, distinguishing dbaths ofchildren under flve years of age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.12345678910111213141516171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarhæa nd Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
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    TABLE V. Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1896, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases and Localities. Local Government Board Table B.
    Population at all Ages.Registered Births.New Cases of Sickness in each the knowledge of the MedicalLocality, coming to Officer of Health.Number of such Cases removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Census 1896.Estimated to middle of 1896.12345678910111234567891011
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Fevers.English Cholera.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.
    Typhoid or EntericTyphus.. Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)
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    SANITARY WORK IN LAMBETH PARISH. Particulars of Works carried out during 1896, and for 19 years previously.
    Year.Total Number of Notices.Sanitary Works, Structural and Permanent.Sanitary Work not Structural.
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    1896. Public Health Act.
    Date.Address of Offender.Offence.Penalty.Costs.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Date.Address.Offence.Penalty.Costs.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Date,Address of Offender.Offence.Penalty.Costs.
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    1896. Housing of the Working Classes Act.
    Date.Address of Offender.Offence.Penalty.Costs.
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    With the increased staff the Medical Officer (with the Vestry's approval) redivided the Parish into 11 divisions, each division being under the charge of an Inspector, as follows :—
    Old Wards.*No. of Houses.Population.Inspector*.
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    Being confirmed of the Local Government Board, on September 24th, 1890.
    Old Wards.No. of Houses.Population.Inspectors.
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    Articles of Bedding, etc., disinfected—
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    Articles of Infected Bedding Destroyed—
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    For six years prior, and six years subsequent, to the passing of the Notification of Infectious Diseases Act; and for the year 1896.
    188418851886188718881889Yearly average for 6 years preceding the Notification Act189018911892189318941895Yearly average for 6 years succeeding the Notification Act1896
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    (Arranged Quarterly).
    1st Qr-2nd Qr-3 rd Qr-4th Qr-Total.
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    Samples procured by Inspector Wiggs, together with the result cf Analyses, during the year 1896.
    samples.number procured.number adulterated.samples.number procured.number adulterated.
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    TABLE Shewing per-centages of different adulterated Samples during 1896, and in the previous ten years.
    Year.Milk.Butter.Coffee.Bread and Flour.Cocoa and Chocolate.Cheese and LarJ.Other Groceries.Sundries.Spirits.Brandy.Gin.Rum.Whisky.Ale and Porter.Wines.Aerated Waters.Drugs.
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    1896. Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts.
    Date.Address.Offence.Penalty.Costs.
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    Housing of the Working Classes Act. DETAILS OF HOUSES CONDEMNED IN LAMBETH DURING 1896.
    Date of representation of M.O.H. to, and of resolution of, Sanitary Authority.Address of Premises.No. of Houses.Date of Service of Notices.Result.Remarks.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Date of repre sentation of M.O.H. to, and of resolution of, Sanitary Authority.Address of Premises.No. of Houses.Date of Service of Notices.Result.Remarks.
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    Continued from previous page...
    April 30th, 1896.1, 2, 3. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Isabella Row, Whitehart Street.10May 7th, 1896.Voluntarily closed by owner. (Duchy of Cornwall Property).Premises damp and dilapidated.
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    High Street Mortuary (Keeper, Mr. J. Fazey). During 1896, 373 bodies were received into the Mortuary, 221 males and 152 females, as follows:—
    1896Jan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
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    N.B.-There returns are taken from the TEgistrar-General's Annual Summary.
    Metropolitan Districts.Death-Rate (corrected).Zymotic Death-Rate (corrected).Infantile Mortality Rate.Diarrhœa Rate.Typhoid Fever Rate.Diphtheria Rate.Scarlet Fever Rate.Phthisis Rate.
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    continued from previous page...
    Metropolitan Districts.Death-Rate (corrected).Zymotic Death-Rate (corrected).Infantile Mortality Rate.Diarrhœa Rate.Typhoid Fever Rate.Diphtheria Rate.Scarlet Fever Rate.Phthisis Rate.
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    Lambrth Parish -Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1896.
    AGES.Total.
    Under1-5Under5-1010-1515-2020-2525-4040-6060-6565-8080 and over.Over 5 YearsAll Ages.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Lambeth Parish.—Deaths Registered from all Causes during the year 1896.
    AGES.Total.
    Under 1 Year.1-5Under 5 Years.5-1010-1515-2020-2525-4040-6060-6565-8080 and over.Over 5 YearsAll Ages.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Lambeth Parish .—Deaths Registered from all Causes during the year 1896.
    AGES.Total.
    Under 1 Year.1-5Under 5 Years.5-1010-1515-2020-2525-4040-6060-6565-8080 and over.Over 5 YearsAll Ages.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Lambeth Parish.— Deaths Registered J
    Waterloo Road 1st.Waterloo Road 2ndLambeth Church 1st.Lambeth Church 2nd.Kenning ton 1st.Kenning ton 2nd.Brixton. NorwoodWard no stated.All Ages.Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Lamheth Parish—Deaths Registered from a]| Causes during the Year 1896.
    Waterloo Road 1st.Waterloc Road 2ndLambeth Church 1st.Lambeth Church 2nd.Kenning-ton 1st.Kenning-ton 2nd.Brixton.NorwoodWard no stated.All Ages.Total.
    M.f.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.FMFMF
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    Lambeth Parish.— Deaths Registered from all Causes during the year 1896.
    WaterlooRoad1sttWaterloo Road2ndLambeth Church 1st.Lambeth Church 2nd.Kenning-ton1st.Kenning-ton2nd.Brixton.NorwoodWardnot stated.All Ages.Total.
    MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.MFMFMF.MFMFMF
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    SUMMARY OF MORTALITY TABLE.
    No. of Deaths.TotalNo. of Deaths.Total.
    M.F.M.F.