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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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In London during 1896 there were registered 940 deaths
out of a total of 25,676 cases of scarlet fever notified,
giving a case mortality of 36 %.
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. | ||||||
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 92 | 39 | 53 | 4 | 4.4 | 6.5 | |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 47 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 128 | 51 | 77 | l | 3 | 3.1 | 6.09 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 219 | 54 | 65 | 2 | 8 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Kennington, 1st | 320 | 128 | 192 | 5 | 12 | 5.3 | 6.09 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 279 | 136 | 143 | 1 | 8 | 3.2 | 6.4 |
| Brixton | 321 | 208 | 113 | 2 | 10 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Norwood | 144 | 84 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Lambeth | 1550 | 716 | 834 | 12 | 51 | 4.07 | 5.2 |