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Lambeth 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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DIARRHCEA.
This Table shows the Number of Deaths from Diarrhoea in the several Districts in the Parish of Lambeth in cach year for the last 10 years. Strangers deducted.
| Districts. | year Mar. 1870 | 1871 | 18 72 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | .880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watcrloo Road, | 16 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Waterloo Koa 2nd | 23 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 10 |
| I^imbeth Church, 1 st | 23 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 18 |
| Lambeth Church. 2nd | 64 | 41 | 46 | 66 | 36 | 53 | 46 | 28 | 57 | 33 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 48 | 45 | 59 | 78 | 29 | 38 |
| Kennington. 1st | 48 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 19 | 37 | 42 | 17 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 25 | l8 | 21 | 38 | 26 | 42 | 35 | 20 | 34 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 28 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 23 32 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 9 | |
| Brixton ........ | 38 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 55 | 34 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 25 | 42 | 45 | 17 | 30 |
| Norwood........... | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 4 |
| Totals ......... | 247 | 229 | 214 | 249 | 174 | 221 | 220 | 118 | 243 | 132 | 243 | 194 | 142 | 160 | 239 | 169 | 238 | 278 | 122 | 163 |
The following articles of infected bedding were destroyed : —
Feather Beds
5
„ Bolsters
3
„ Pillows
15
Flock Beds
43
„ Bolsters
„ Pillows
37
Mattresses
47
Palliasses
46
Chair Cushions
18
Clothing
19
Sundries
9
267
Table showing the number of Cases of Infectious Diseases
attended by each of the Sanitary Inspectors, together with
the number of Infected Houses.
Districts.
Infected
Houses.
Small
Pox.
Measles.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhoid
Fever.
Typhus
Fever.
Chicken
Pox.
Diarrhœa
1 Total
| Cases.
No. 1
393
—
60
276
87
17
1
1
57
499
No. 2
294
1
52
217
27
15
I
3
53
369
No. 3
335
—
26
248
70
15
—
2
29
390
No. 4
255
20
138
102
17
—
1
24
302
Total Cases
1277
1
158
879
286
64
2
7
163
1560