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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DIARRHÅ“A.
Daring the year 1889 there was an increase in the number of
deaths from Diarrhoea, the number registered being 163 exclusive
of 5 strangers, against 126 in the preceding year. In the
Metropolis 2677 deaths were caused by Diarrhoea.
The disease in Lambeth for the most part proved fatal in
children ; 144 of the cease- registered are those of children under
5 years of age. and 19 only above that age. July and August
were the two most fatal months, 103 deaths were registered in
those which proved the hottest months of the year.
TYPHOID FEVER.
This Table shows the number of deaths from Typhoid Fever in the several districts in the Parish of Lambeth in each year since 1871.
Districts. | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | .1888 | 1889 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waterloo Road, 1st | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Waterloo Road, 2nd | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Lambeth Church, 1st | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Lambeth Church, 2nd | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Kennington, 1st | 13 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Kennington. 2nd | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Brixton | 12 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 43 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Norwood | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Totals | 71 | 60 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 63 | 71 | 66 | 39 | 45 | 68 | 52 | 41 | 45 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 36 | 31 |