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Lambeth 1886

[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, 86 deaths have occurred, viz.: 61 parishioners and
25 strangers, against 69 last year and 71 the preceding year.
843 deaths occurred in the Metropolis against 896 in 1885
and 973 in 1884.

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 18671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821873188418851886
Waterloo Road, 1st102225141116378332610372222• • •36820617
Waterloo Road, 2nd211733182722265321192462383210191710
Lambeth Church, 1st201829204135165379833153093315182215
Lambeth Church, 2nd2243513445324418593327685457376320443325
Kennington, 1st1855312229361327372510702253245127442722
Kennington, 2nd111923231635241636351051274417421251938
Brixton93323131323158293412446338157032261451
Norwood10411201471329113152089152171418
Totals1212112151641862061888927217489342229275119342126209142196