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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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The following Table shows the mortality from Zymotic diseases in the Parish, arranged so as to compare the mortality of different years (strangers deducted).
| 1888 | 1887 | 1886 | 1885 | 1884 | 1883 | 1882 | 1881 | 1880 | 1879 | 1878 | 1877 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | 1 | 3 | 85 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 97 | 13 | 13 | 138 | 221 |
| Measles | 119 | 152 | 137 | 115 | 273 | 155 | 173 | 122 | 143 | 117 | 95 | 171 |
| Scarlet Fever | 82 | 96 | 56 | 16 | 60 | 86 | 96 | 136 | 228 | 87 | 123 | |
| Diphtheria | 103 | 102 | 61 | 69 | 71 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 63 | 42 |
| Whooping Cough | 170 | 187 | 196 | 142 | 209 | 126 | 342 | 119 | 275 | 229 | 342 | 89 |
| Typhus | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23 | |
| Enteric Fever | 36 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 45 | 41 | 52 | 68 | 45 | 39 | 66 | 71 |
| Diarrhoea | 122 | 278 | 238 | 169 | 239 | 160 | 142 | 194 | 243 | 132 | 243 | 118 |
| Total | 632 | 860 | 720 | 625 | 923 | 642 | 878 | 778 | 998 | 794 | 1047 | 858 |