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Lambeth 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Diphtheria Prevention—1933Statistics for the year ended 31st December, 1933.

*A Clinic at 212 Camberwell New RoadUnder 1 Year1 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 and overTotals
Total Cases25416721990253
First Positive15316471421152
Test Negative11854973
Tested Only. 172028
Re-Positive114511
Test Negative72714321541136
Tested Only22441426

Total Attendances 1,090.
*
Clinic at 12 Hannen Road
Under
1
Year
1
to
4
4
to
5
5
to
10
10
to
15
15
and
over
Totals
Total Cases 2 29 13 121 30 18 213
First Positive
Test Negative
— 27 13 82 18 4 144
1 — 31 9 13 54
Tested Only 2 1 — 8 3 1 15
Re- Positive
Test Negative
1 1 1 11 1 2 17
1 27 15 104 33 14 194
Tested Only
— 4 1 9 6 2 22
Total Attendances 1,192.
Borough.—Total cases = 466, of whom 296 = 63.52 per cent.
were Positive and 127 = 27.25 per cent. Negative, while 43 had
been tested only, not yet having begun the course of immunisation.
Total Attendances = 2,282.
Average attendance per week = (49 weeks) 46.57.
Average attendance per Session = (100 sessions) 22.82
*A commenced May 8th, 1928, and B commenced July 18th, 1928.