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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (strangers deducted).
| For the four weeks ending | Jan. 28 | Feb. 25 | Mar. 24 | April 21 | May 19 | June 16 | July 14 | Aug. 11 | Sept. 8 | Oct. 6 | Nov. 3 | Dec. 1 | Dec. 29 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 66 | 119 |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 82 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 103 | |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 170 | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 122 |
| 632 |