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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Diphtheria Prevention—1936.
| Under 1 Year | 1 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 and over | Totals | ||
| Total Cases | 10 | 95 | 42 | 130 | 27 | 10 | 314 | |
| First Test | Positive | 7 | 94 | 38 | 101 | 22 | 8 | 270 |
| Negative | 2 | — | 4 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 39 | |
| Tested Only | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | |
| Re-Test | Positive | — | 5 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 14 |
| Negative | 3 | 36 | 20 | 80 | 20 | 3 | 182 | |
| Tested Only | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 15 | |
| Total Attendances 1,387. | ||||||||
| *B 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 | 7 | 37 | 19 | 109 | 31 | 17 | 220 | |
| First Test | Positive | 6 | 35 | 15 | 79 | 15 | 4 | 154 |
| Negative | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 61 | |
| Tested Only | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Re- Test | Positive | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 13 |
| Negative | 3 | 28 | 15 | 67 | 13 | 7 | 133 | |
| Tested Only | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Total Attendances 1,078 | ||||||||
Borough.—Total cases = 534, of whom 424 = 79.4 per cent.
were Positive and 100 = 18.73 per cent. Negative, while 10 had
been tested only, not yet having begun the course of immunisation.
Total Attendances = 2,465.
Average attendance per week = (49 weeks) 50.31.
Average attendance per Session = (97 sessions) 25.41.
* A commenced May 8th, 1928, and B commenced July 18th, 1928.