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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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Membranous Croup might with advantage be classified with diphtheria—the tendency of improved methods of diagnosis
| 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. | ||||||
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 23 | 10 | 13 | ... | 3 | 8.7 | 1.6 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 24 | n | 13 | 4 | 7 | 41.7 | 1.7 |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 49 | 20 | 29 | ... | 6 | 12.2 | 2.6 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 141 | 70 | 71 | 7 | 21 | 19.9 | 3.4 |
| Kennington, 1st | 124 | 67 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 10.5 | 2.3 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 122 | 86 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 15.6 | 2.8 |
| Brixton | 129 | 91 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 33.3 | 1.6 |
| Norwood | 40 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17.5 | 1.4 |
| Lambeth | 652 | 389 | 263 | 58 | 71 | 19.8 | 2.2 |
diseases have been, or are still often, indistinguishable the
one from the other. During 1896 in Lambeth, 27 cases
were notified from this disease, and 11 deaths were registered,
giving a case mortality of 40.8, as compared with 23
cases notified, and 9 deaths during 1895. 2 of the 27
Lambeth cases of Membranous Croup were removed to
Hospital.
In London, during 1896, there were registered 2663
deaths out of a total of 18941 cases of diphtheria and membranous
croup notified, giving a case mortality of 191%.*
* In London Statistics, Diphtheria and Membranous Croup are now
grouped together by the Registrar-General.