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Lambeth 1896

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

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52
DIPHTHERIA.
During 1896, 129 deaths were registered in Lambeth
from diphtheria, as compared with 103 during 1895, and an
annual average of 111.7 for the last ten years (1886 to
1895).
652 cases were notified during 1896, as compared with
614 in 1895, and an annual average of 514 7 for the six years,
1890 to 1895.
Of the 652 cases notified, 263 were removed to hospital,
and 389 were treated at their homes. The case mortality
per cent, for the year is, therefore, 19.8, varying from 26.9
to 14.9, according as the cases were treated at hospital or
at home respectively.

Table: The age and sex incidence and mortality from diphtheria cases notified in Lambeth during 1896 are as follows:—

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.
M.F.TotalM.F.Total
Under 1 vear871542631.6
1 to 510810521344378137.3
5 to 109810420222163818.4
10 to 20367711303325.7
20 to 40194766.........0.0
40 to 6021012...116.3
60 and over033.........0.0
Age not stated151328.........0.0
Total286366652705912919.8

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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