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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 1915
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1915
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Of the total 1093 Lambeth out-workers reported during 1915, 149 were new out-workers, i.e., not previously registered, as follow :—
| Mantles | 2 | Furs | 3 |
| Blouses and skirts | 12 | Millinery | 8 |
| Ties, belts, and braces | 16 | Dresses | — |
| Children's underclothing and costumes | 6 | Nurses' Uniforms | 3 |
| Bag stringing | 8 | ||
| Women's clothing | 6 | Boxes and boxmaking | 1 |
| Tailors | 22 | Flag Making | 2 |
| Embroidery | 12 | Brushes | 1 |
| Waistcoats | 2 | Artificial flowers | 13 |
| Shirts | 10 | Paper Bags | 2 |
| Fancy Goods | 4 | Wire Working | 1 |
| Button-hole Making | 1 | Umbrellas | 1 |
| Boots and shoes | 10 | Army Bags | 2 |
| Knitting | 1 | - | |
| Total | 149 |
The Wards, in which the houses (wherein the 149 new outworkers were found to be working) are situated, are as follow:—
| Wards. | No. | Wards. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh | 8 | Heme Hill | 20 |
| Bishop's | 9 | Tulse Hill | 23 |
| Prince's | 22 | Norwood | 11 |
| Vauxhall | 4 | ||
| Stockwell | 20 | Borough of Lambeth | 149 |
| Brixton | 32 |
DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.*
Details of work done during 1915, in connection with the
Disinfecting Department, are subjoined. A total of 5092 cases of
infectious diseases, notified compulsorily by medical men, was reported
and dealt with, including cases of cerebro-spinal fever (44),
acute polio-myelitis (4), ophthalmia neonatorum (73), chickenpox
(473), and whooping cough (1607) and tuberculosis—pulmonary
(1020) and non-pulmonary (298), whilst the following diseases were,
in addition, notified by school teachers and others, viz. : measles
(1880), chickenpox (728), cancer (72), whooping cough (507), verminous
houses (621), verminous rooms (1,080), verminous bedding
(4165 articles), or clothing (431 articles), and others (345†). 1372
patients were removed to hospital.
* The Stafl consists of 1 Superintendent (W. Lockyear), 4 Disinfectors,
4 Drivers, 1 Boiler Attendant, and 1 Yard and Stable Attendant.
t Mumps, scabies, ringworm, influenza, &c.