Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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SCARLET FEVER.
The number of deaths from Scarlet Fever in the Parish of
Lambeth was 56 against 16 in 1885, 60 in 1884, and 86 in
1883.
The following Table shows the mortality from Zymotic diseases in the Parish arranged so as to compare the mortality of different years.
| 1886 | 1885 | 1884 | 1883 | 1882 | 1881 | 1880 | 1879 | 1878 | 1877 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 3 | 85 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 97 | 13 | 13 | 138 | 221 |
| Measles | 137 | 115 | 273 | 155 | 173 | 122 | 143 | 117 | 95 | 171 |
| Scarlet Fever | 56 | 16 | 60 | 86 | 96 | 136 | 228 | 201 | 87 | 123 |
| Diphtheria | 61 | 69 | 71 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 63 | 42 |
| Whooping Cough | 196 | 142 | 209 | 126 | 342 | 119 | 275 | 229 | 342 | 89 |
| Typhus | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23 | |
| Enteric Fever | 29 | 28 | 45 | 41 | 52 | 68 | 45 | 39 | 66 | 71 |
| Diarrhœa | 238 | 169 | 239 | 160 | 142 | 194 | 243 | 132 | 243 | 118 |
| Total! | 720 | 625 | 923 | 642 | 878 | 778 | 998 | 794 | 1047 | 858 |
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