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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 1902
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1902
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The 404 cases represent 333 infected houses, and may be classified according to Wards as follow: —
| InnerPopulation, enumerated Census, 1901. | Infected Houses. | Infected Persons. | Incidence per 1000 Inhabitants' | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh | 27410 | 88 | 107 | 3·9 |
| Bishop's | 32340 | 60 | 64 | 1·9 |
| Prince's | 47618 | 61 | 79 | 1·7 |
| Vauxhall | 31487 | 28 | 42 | 1·3 |
| Totals for Inner Wards | 38885 | 237 | 292 | 7·5 |
| Stockwell | 32339 | 27 | 29 | 0·9 |
| Brixton | 43474 | 30 | 31 | 0·7 |
| Herne Hill | 30199 | 21 | 28 | 0·9 |
| Tulse Hill | 27574 | 9 | 14 | 0·5 |
| Norwood | 29424 | 9 | 10 | 0·3 |
| 163010 | 96 | 112 | 0·7 | |
| Borough of Lambeth | 301895 | 333 | 404 | 1·3 |
The Inner Wards being more congested than the Outer, and
work-places being more numerous in the former than in the latter,
it was only natural to suppose that the Smallpox incidence would
be greater in the Inner Wards, which were also nearer to the Smallpox-infected
areas north of the Thames, and consequently more
likely to become infected by workers from such districts returning
to Lambeth to sleep. Such is found to have been the case in
Lambeth during the Smallpox epidemic 1901—2.