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Lambeth 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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DIPHTHERIA.
There has been during this year a slight decrease in this
disease, 85 deaths have occurred, viz.: 69 parishioners and
16 strangers, against 71 last year and 67 the preceding year.
896 deaths occurred in the Metropolis against 973 in 1884
and 951 in 1883.

WHOOPING COUGH.

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 18661867186818691870187118721873187418751876187718781879188018811882187318841885
Waterloo Road, 1st910222514111637833261037• 2222• • •368206
Waterloo Road, 2nd102117331827222653211924623832101917
Lambeth Church, 1st292018292041351653798331530933151822
Lambeth Church, 2nd3322435134453244185933276854573763204433
Kennington, 1st2918553122293613273725107022532451274427
Kennington, 2nd141119232316352416363510512744174212519
Brixton7933231313231582934124463381570322614
Norwood8104112014713291131520891521714
Totals1391212112151641862061888927217489342229275119342126209142