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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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29
Return showing the Number of Nuisances removed or abated
flin the Parish of Lambeth, from the ist January to the 31st
(J|Dcc ember, 1891.
Number of Cases 5557
Sanitary Act.
NoticeS served and verbal 1667
Small Pox 3
Scarlet Fever 695
Typhoid 121
Measles 84
Diphtheria
Chicken Pox 1
Diarrhœa 165
Puerperal Fever 10
Erysipelas 345
Membranous Croup 29
Continued Fever 33
Cholera 4
Relapsing Fever 1
Total 1667
The following Table shows the distribution of deaths in the sub-districts.
| Sub-Districts | Number of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 21 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 1 2 |
| Lambeth Church, 1st | 17 |
| Lambeth Church, 2nd | 40 |
| Kennington, 1st | 30 |
| Kenningto, 2nd | 16 |
| Brixton | 23 |
| Norwood | 6 |