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Lambeth 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

Published
1878
Pages
49
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    Statement of Works executed under the direction of the Sewers Committee, during the year, from 25th March, 1877, to 25th, March, 1878.
  • Page 7
    Statement of Works and Improvements carried out under the direction of the General Purposes Committee, during the year ending 25th March, 1878.
  • Page 8
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 9
    RESULT OF 1830 OBSERVATIONS OF THE ILLUMINATING POWER OF THE GAS, Made on 90 occasions during the year 1877-78.
    Gas Companies.No. of occasions Gas tested.Where tested.Average Illuminating Power.Tests for purity. Ammonia, & Sulphuretted Hydrogen.
  • Page 10
    The charge for lighting and extinguishing, and Gas supplied by that Company for the year previous to the above arrangement —viz., from 25th March, 1875, to the 25th March, 1876—
  • Page 13
    Returns of 1871, will give an idea of the extent to which house accommodation is annually on the increase.
    HOUSES.
    In-habitedUninhabitedBuildingInhabitedUninhabitedBuilding
  • Page 15
    The following Tabular Statement gives the estimated population, and the relative birth-rates and death-rates, &c., of the Inner and Outer Liberties, or Urban and Sub-Urban Districts of the Parish:—
    Urban Portion.Sub-Urban Portion.
  • Page 20
    The following table gives the number of cases of epidemic disease attended by the Poor Law Medical Officers in each quarter of the year:—
    TABLE I.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet FeverWhooping Cgh.Diarrhœa.Typhus Fever.Simple Contd. Fever.Total.
  • Page 20
    cases. They wero distributed throughout the Parish as follows :
    1876-7.1877-8.
  • Page 21
    The figures show the number of cases that have occurred in each Street during the present epidemic to the end of March, 1878:—
    No. of Houses.No. of eases of Small Pox.
  • Page 24
    The wind swept the earth at the mean velocity of 13 miles, which is abont 2.3 miles above the average.
    Year of 62 Weeks.Mean.Highest Reading by dayLowest Reading by Night.
  • Page 27
    table II.
    DISTRICTS.Enumerated Population, 1871.Estimated Population 30th Sept. 1877.Births, 1877-8.Birth rate per 1000 Population.Deaths, 1877-8.Deduct Deaths of Strangers in Hospitals.Death-rate per 1000 of Population.Persons living to 1 Death.
  • Page 28
    TABLE III.
    DISTRICTS.Deaths from all Cannes.8mall Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaWhooping Cough.FEVERS.Diarrhœa.Total Zymotic Diseases.Deduct Strangers Deaths in HospitalsZymotic per cent. excluding Strangers.
    Males.Femls.PersonsTyphus.Enteric or TyphoidSimple contd.
  • Page 29
    TABLE IV.-ACUTE & GENERAL DISEASES.
    Districts.Brain.Heart.Lung.Stomach.Liver.Kidney.Apoplexy.Convulsions.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Pleurisy.Croup.Rheumatism.PhthisisGout.Cancer.Marasmus.Dentition.Mal Nutrition.
  • Page 30
    TABLE V. Deaths in Public Institutions in each Quarter of the Year.
    Quarter.Royal Infirmary.† Lying-In Hospital, York RoadWork houes School1. Norwood.Workhouse, Renfrew Road.Workhouse Infirmary, Prince Rd.St. Thomas's Hospital.Stockwell Small Pox Hospital.Stockwell Fever Hospital.
    —* L.s.Total.L.S.Total.———L.S.Total.L.S.Total.L.S.Total.
  • Page 31
    table vi. -small pox. Showing the number of deaths that occurred in each of the sub-Districts in each quarter of the year, and the proportion of Strangers io total deaths.
    Sub-Districts.Total Deaths during the year.1877.1878. March.
    June.Sept.Dec.
  • Page 31
    TABLE VII. Number of Deaths from Small Pox in each quarter of the year, with particulars as to Vaccination.
    Quarters.Total.Males.FemalesNumber of persons returned as
    Vaccinated.Imperfectly Vaccinated.Not vaccinated.Not stated as to Vaccination.
  • Page 34 35
    Sale of Food & Drugs Act, 38 & 39 Vic., Cap. 63, 1875. Samples procured by the Inspectors, together with the result of Analyses, &c., &c.
  • Page 34 35
    Nature of Articles Adulterated, together with Convictions during the year.
    Date.Articles Adulterated.Penalties inflicted.
  • Page 36 37
    Summary Statement of all Contracts entered into by the Vestry, from, the 25 th March, 18 77, to 25th March, 1878; the preparation of such Contracts being performed by the Clerk of the Vestry.
    Material or Work.
  • Page 40 41
    THE VIESTRY OF THE PARISH OF LAMBETH. THE METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1855, AND THE SEVERAL ACTS AMENDING THE SAME. An Account in Abstract, showing the Receipts and Expenditure by the Vestry under the above mentioned Acts, from the loth day of March, 1877, to the 25th day of March , 1878, under the several distinct heads.
    1877.Receipts.1877.Expenditure.
    March 25th.£s.d.March 25th.£s.d.
  • Page 42 43
    Abstract of Account of General Purposes, (Continued.) In respect to the Year ending March 25 th, 1878.
    Receipts.Expenditure
    1878. March 25th.Cash Account.Monies Owing to the Vestry.1878. March 25th.Cash Account.Debts & Liabilities.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 44
    General (Purposes. ( Continued.)
    25th March, 1878.£s.d
  • Page 44
    Abstract of Account Tar Paving Loan.
    March 25th, 1877.£s.d.March 25th, 1878.
  • Page 45
    High Street, Vauxhall, Paving Loan.
    1877.1878.
    July 28th.£sd.March 25th.£s.d.
  • Page 46 47
    Sewers New Worlds.
    1878, 25th March.£s.d.1877, 25th March.£s.d.
  • Page 48
    GENERAL PURPOSES.
    £s.d.
  • Page 49
    GENERAL SUMMARY Of Expenditure by the Vestry for the Year ended the 25 th March, 1878, including Liabilities to that date.
    £s.d.
  • Page 50
    Lam beth Burial Board.
    1878.£s.d.1877£s.d.