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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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children who had not previously had attacks of the disease)
for varying periods. In no instance were the classrooms
closed.
No school nor classroom was required to be disinfected
during 1913 in connection with an outbreak of whooping
cough.
CHOLERA AND PLAGUE.
In the Borough, during 1913, no case of plague,
suspected or otherwise, was notified, and no death from
plague was registered.
No case of cholera was notified, and no death from
cholera was registered during 1913. A suspected cholera
case in Stockwell District was investigated, 'but the
bacteriological examinaton proved negative, no cholera
vibrio being isolated.
During the decennium 1901-10, no case of plague was
notified and no death from plague was registered, within
Details of the incidences of measles and whooping cough in the different Registration Sub-Districts of Lambeth Borough during 1913 are as follow:—
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Deaths from Whooping Cough. | No. of Deaths from Measles. | Whooping Cough Deaths per 10000 Inhabitants. • | Measles Deaths per 10000 Inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Church | 10 | 39 | 2.2 | 8.4 |
| Kennington | 11 | 24 | 2.3 | 5.03 |
| Stockwell | 10 | 22 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| Brixton | 11 | 9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Norwood | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 47 | 98 | 1.6 | 3.3 |