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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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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SANITARY WORK.
Years.
Total number
of Casts.
Comprising
Sanitary Work
Structural & Permanent..
Comprising
Sanitary Work
not Structural.
1890
8304
5053
3251
1889
6854
4192
2662
1888
4891
2969
1922
1887
4565
2430
2135
1886
4504
2433
2071
1885
3567
1459
2108
1884
3727
1621
2106
1883
3000
1294
1766
1882
3239
1267
1972
1881
3730
1293
2437
1880
3259
1106
2153
1879
3078
960
2115
1898
3310
1169
2211
1877
3563
1299
2264
Return showing the Number of Nuisances removed or abated in the
Parish of Lambeth, from the 1st January, to the 31st Dec., 1890.
Number of Cases 5588
Sanitary Act
Notices served and verbal 1894
Small Pox 9
Scarlet Fever 861
Typhoid 145
Measles 184
Diphtheria 274
Chicken Pox 4
Diarrhoea 159
Puerperal Fever 13
Erysipelas 156
Membranous Croup 46
Continued Fever 36
Cholera 7
Total 1894
The following Table shows the distribution of deaths in the
sob-districts.
| Sub-Districts. | Number of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 16 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 11 |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 14 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 33 |
| Kennington, 1st | 28 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 15 |
| Brixton | 33 |
| Norwood | 9 |