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ZYMOTIC DISEASE.
The lists of mortality from the principal Zymotic diseases include
685 parishioners and 105 strangers, being an increase of 26 upon
last year's figures. Deducting the number of the strangers and
adding the number of the deaths of parishioners who died in the
outlying institutions, the total number of Zymotic deaths proper to
Lambeth is 701.
This represents a Zymotic death rate of 2 5 per 1000, the
Metropolitan rate for the same period being 2.2 per 1000.
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During the year 1891, under the Notification Clauses of the
Public Health Act, 1685 cases of infectious disease have been
reported. Of this number 515 were removed to the Hospitals of
the Asylums Board, and 1170 remained under medical treatment
at their own homes. In accordance with the resolution of the
Vestry, a Sanitary Inspection was made and the drain test
applied in every infected house. The infected houses numbered
1417, two or more cases occasionally occuring under the same
roof. The sanitary defects discovered are grouped under two
headings; under the first is found a list of such defects as are
referable to the condition of traps, fittings and appliances. The
second has special reference to the drains lying underground and
to the soil pipes. 903 houses are reported as subject to nuisances
arising from defects classed under one or both headings. In 316
houses faults in connection with the drains permitted the escape
of sewage or sewer gas. But in all defects were observed in the
traps, fittings and appliances. The existence of Scarlet Fever was
notified in 695 houses, and sanitary defects were discovered in
435. Diphtheria made its appearance in 277 houses, and sanitary
defects were discovered in 179. Typhoid Fever caused an
examination to be made in 121 houses, and sanitary defects
were discovered in 84. Erysipelas invaded 245 houses, and
sanitary defects were discovered in 156. Continued Fever was