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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Sub-divided according to the different notifiable diseases, the results for 1914 show as follow:—
| Disease. | No. of Infected Houses. | Number shewing Defects as to | Percentage shewing Total Defects. | Percentage shewing no Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drains. | Traps, Fittings and Appliances. | Total. | ||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 493 | 27 | 227 | 254 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
| Membranous Croup | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
| Erysipelas | 229 | 5 | 86 | 91 | 39.7 | 60.3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1553 | 85 | 662 | 747 | 48.1 | 51.9 |
| Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid | 42 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 47.6 | 52.4 |
| Continued and Relapsing | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Puerperal | 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 56.5 | 43.5 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60.0 | 40.0 |
| Poliomyelitis Acuta | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 60.0 | 40.0 |
| Totals | 2363 | 130 | 1007 | 1137 | 48.1 | 51.9 |
N.B.—57 ophthalmia neonatorum and 1,030 whooping cough infected
houses are omitted.