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Lambeth 1913

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

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Outbreak of Milk-borne Diphtheria in Upper Norwood.
NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER, 1913.
TABLE I.
Shewing the Ages, Sex, and Addresses of the notified cases of Diphtheria, together with the Dates of
Onsets of the Disease and the details of the Milk Rounds (both ordinary, i.e, morning and afternoon,
and "pudding," i.e., 10-11 a.m.) supplying the various infected houses with milk from Dairy A, giving
the numbers of the regular distributors (Nos. 1 to 22 inclusive) and the initials of the " odd" men assisting in
the rounds. Regular distributors Nos. 9, 12, 19 and "odd" men S.J.A. and E.F. are printed in leaded type,
being common to several of the infected districts, and having the greatest numbers of infected customers
(i.e., notified cases) on their respective rounds.

Table: Lambeth. (31 cases.)

Lambeth. (31 cases.)

Addresses.Ages.Sex.No. of Cases.Dates of Onset of Disease.Milk Rounds, with particulars of Distributors serving.No. of Houses in Roads served regularly daily by the different Distributors.
PrimarySecondaryOrdinary.Pudding.OrdinaryPudding.
Alexandra Road28F.1-December 7No. 13?No. 137
Alexandra Road35F.1-December 3,, 3? ,, 1
Alexandra Road17F.1-December 2,, 3? „ 11515
Alexandra Road*10M.-1December 10*,, 3? ,, 1
Alexandra Road*19F.-1December 12*,, 3? ,, 1
Camden Hill Road9F,1-December 6,, 2? „ 15
Camden Hill Road*18M.-1December 9*.. 2? „ 15372
Camden Hill Road17M.1-December 7,, 2? ,, 15
Central Hill12M.1-December 2„ 16? ,, 91417†
(See Croydon) Central Hill (See Croydon)36F.1-December 12No. 9 and E.F.? „ 94217
Clive Road9F.1-December 6No. 18? ,, 227—
Gipsy Hill16F.1-December 7,, 11? ,, 1375
Gipsy Hill12F.1-December 7No. 4 and E.F.? ,, 15308
Gipsy Hill1½M.1-December 8No. 11? ,, 1375
Highland Road*18F.-1December 9*No. 11? No. 9
Highland Road13F.1-December 5,, 11? ,, 9172
Highland Road48F.1-December 6,, ll? ,, 9
Knights Hill*4F.-1December 3*,, 8? ,, 19
Knights Hill10F.1-November 30,, 8? ,, 194-
Knights Hill*12F.-1December 8*,, 8?,, 19
Rosendale Road*33F._-1December 1*,, 18,, 19113†
Victoria Road*17F.-1December 4*,, 11,, 23†
Victoria Road5F.1-November 30,, 11,, 319†
Victoria Road8F.1-November 30,, 11? ,, 319
Victoria Road*22M.-1December 3*,, 11? ,, 34719
Victoria Road5F.1-December 6,, 11? ,, 319†
Victoria Road49M.1-__December 11,, 11,, 319†
Westow Hill17M.1-_December 1,, l? ,, 203214
Whiteley Road*17F.-1December 9*,, 13? ,, 1471
Woodland Hill7F.1-November 29,, 2? „ 15391
Woodland Road8F.1-December 8„ 2„ 207410†
Croydon. (42 Cases.)
Beulah Hill24F.1-November 30No.8?No
Beulah Hill22F.1-November 30„8„ 19
Beulah Hill10F.1-November 30„8„ 1912
Beulah Hil12M.11December 1*„ 8„ 1912†
Beulah Hill27F.1-December 16„ 8„ 1912†
Beulah Hill27M.1-November 30„ 8„ 196412†
Beulah Hill13M1-November 268„„ 1912†
Beulah Hill26M.1-December 38„„ 1912†
Beulah Hill10M.1-December38„„ 1912
M.1-December 88„„ 1912
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Secondary or " contact" cases, i.e., cases occurring secondarily in, or in connection with, previously notified
infected houses.
† Including infected houses actually supplied on the “ pudding” as well as on the ordinary round.
N.B_Query mark in front of distributor means that the distributor docs not call at the house but passes down the
road or near daily.