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No case of Smallpox was notified during 1909 within the
Borough.
Taking the total number of notified cases of infectious
diseases during 1909, the zymotic incidence throughout the
Borough of Lambeth is 5.6 per 1000 population, as compared'
with an average of 9.04 for the old Parish of Lambeth
during the 10 years 1891-1900, i.e., 38.1 per cent. less.
There is again a decrease in the number of Diphtheria
certificates received during 1909, i.e., 47.8 per cent. below
the average of the statistics of the Parish of Lambeth for
10 years (1891-1900), and 5.6 per cent. below the average
of the statistics of the Borough of Lambeth for 8 years
(1901-08)* The 373 Diphtheria cases occurred in 341 infected
houses, and in only 7.9 per cent. of these were the
drains, on testing, found to be defective.
The Membranous Croup notifications received were 88.5
per cent. below the average for 10 years (Parish of Lambeth),
and represent 3 infected houses, of which none of the drains
were found, on testing, to be defective.
The Scarlet Fever notifications were 12.6 per cent. below
the average of the Parish of Lambeth statistics for the 10
years 1891-1900. The 1164 cases occurred in 968 infected
houses, and' in 7.5 per cent. of these the drains were, on
testing, found defective.
The Enteric Fever (or Typhoid) notifications received were
74.2 per cent. below the average for 10 years (Parish of
Lambeth), and represent 49 infected houses, of which 8.2
per cent. of the drains were found, on testing, to be
defective.
*Diphtheria notification certificates received since the formation of the
New Borough: 1901—511, 1902—459. 1903-329, 1904—317, 1905—439
1906—415, 1907—317, 1908—373.