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Lambeth 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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TYPHUS.
Four deaths are returned under this heading, including 3
strangers.
I think in the case which occurred in our Parish there was
some room for divergence of opinion in the diagnosis of the
disease.
DIPHTHERIA.
There has been during this year a considerable increase in
this disease, 88 deaths having occurred, viz.: 71 parishioners
and 17 strangers, against 67 last year and 4S the preceding year.
973 deaths occurred in the metropolis against 951 in 1883 and
863 in 1882.

Table: This Table shows the number of deaths from Whooping Cough in the several districts in the Parish of Lambeth, in each year for the last 20 years.

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This Table shows the number of deaths from Whooping Cough in the several districts in the Parish of Lambeth, in each year for the last 20 years.

Districts.	Year Mar. 1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	I880	1881	1882	1883	1884
Waterloo Road, 1st	28	9	10	22	24	14	11	16	37	8	33	16	10	37	22	22	• • •	36	8	20
Waterloo Road, 2nd	23	10	21	17	33	18	17	22	26	5	32	11	9	24	6	23	8	32	10	19
Lambeth Church, 1st	29	29	20	18	29	20	41	35	16	5	37	9	8	33	15	30	9	33	15	18
Lambeth Church, 2nd	63	33	22	43	51	34	45	32	44	18	59	33	27	68	54	57	37	63	20	44
Kennington, 1st	41	29	18	55	31	22	29	36	13	27	37	25	10	70	22	53	24	51	27	44
Kennington, 2nd	16	14	11	19	23	23	16	35	24	16	36	35	10	51	27	44	17	42	12	21
Brixton	18	7	9	33	13	13	13	23	15	8	29	34	12	44	63	38	15	70	32	26
Norwood	7	8	10	4	11	20	14	7	13	2	9	11	3	15	20	8	9	15	2	17
Totals	225	139	121	211	215	164	186	206	188	89	272	174	89	342	229	275	119	342	126	209

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Lambeth 1884

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Table: This Table shows the number of deaths from Whooping Cough in the several districts in the Parish of Lambeth, in each year for the last 20 years.