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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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SCARLET FEVER.
During the year 76 deaths are reported as having occurred from
Scarlet Fever. To this cause during the preceding year 46 deaths
were attributed. 1,832 cases of attack, however, were reported to
the Sanitary Department. 955 cases remained under treatment
at home, and 877 cases were removed to the Hospitals of the
Asylums Board.
In the following table the Zymotic death rate is compared in the different districts of the Parish, both for the whole year and each quarter of the year, cases of deaths of non-Parishioners are deducted.
| Registration Districts. | March | June | Sept. | Dec. | Year | Zymotic Kate per 1000 inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road, 1st | 13 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 47 | 3.3 |
| Waterloo Road, 2nd | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 49 | 3.3 |
| Lambeth Church,1st | 28 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 69 | 3.8 |
| Lambeth, 2nd | 55 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 159 | 3.8 |
| Kennington, 1st | 38 | 46 | 36 | 28 | 148 | 2.8 |
| Kennington, 2nd | 10 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 57 | 1.4 |
| Brixton | 24 | 35 | 51 | 37 | 147 | 1.9 |
| Norwood | 8 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 39 | 1.5 |