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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 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 notified | Cases treated at Home. | Cases removed to Hospital | No. of Deaths. | Case Mortality per 100. | Hate of persons Notified per 10,000 Inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | In Hospital | ||||||
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | 1 | 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | l | 33.3 | 6.3 |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... | 7.7 | 6.9 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ... | 10.5 | 4.6 |
| Kennington, 1st | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 32 | 16 | 16 | ... | 2 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| Brixton | 36 | 25 | 11 | 3 | ... | 8.3 | 4.4 |
| Norwood | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 50.0 | 3.4 |
| Lambeth | 162 | 92 | 70 | 14 | 10 | 14.8 | 5.5 |
Typhoid Fever in a district is considered as a sanitary
index—the more typhoid, and the less sanitary the District,
and vice versa. On this assumption Lambeth shews, during
1896, a satisfactory return.
CONTINUED FEVER.
During 1896, 16 cases were notified in Lambeth, and 2
deaths registered, from Continued Fever as compared with
106 cases notified and 13 deaths (ie., 12.3% case mortality)
in London.
Typhus and Continued Fever are generally bracketted
with Typhoid under the heading "fever."