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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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of Lambeth, and comparing these with those for 1907 for the
Borough of Lambeth, it will be seen that the latter show a
decrease of 50.1 per cent, below the average for the old Parish
(1891-l900) in respect of defective drains.
Sub-divided according to the different notifiable diseases, the results show as follow:—
| Disease. | No. of Infected Houses. | Numbers shewing Defects as to | Percentage shewing Total Defects. | Percentage shtwing no Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drains. | T raps, Fittings and Appliances. | Total. | ||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 298 | 23 | 165 | 188 | 63.1 | 36.9 |
| Membranous Croup | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 61.6 | 38.4 |
| Erysipelas | 228 | 19 | 114 | 133 | 58.3 | 41.7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1288 | 157 | 702 | 859 | 66.7 | 33.3 |
| Typhus. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid | 53 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 62.3 | 37.7 |
| Continued or Relapsing | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Puerperal | 22 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 63.7 | 36.3 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 76.9 | 23.1 |
| Totals | 1922 | 212 | 1036 | 1248 | 64.9 | 35.1 |