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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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TABLE L (2). Shewing the total cases notified voluntarily in the Borough of Lambeth during 1914 (arranged quarterly), together with the yearly averages for the decennium 1901.10 (Borough).
| - | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | T otal, 1914. | Y early average 10 years (1901-1910). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 130 | 378 | 243 | 780 | 1531 | 1376.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 150 | 205 | 141 | 85 | 581 | 429.6 |
| Chicken Pox1 | 166 | 302 | 111 | 216 | 795 | 599.5 |
| Consumption† | 644 | 599 | 581 | 480 | 2304 | 668.6 |
| Cancer | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 66 | 26.5 |
| Total | 1109 | 1498 | 1093 | 1577 | 5277 | 3100.6 |
* Chicken.pox compulsorily notifiable as follows 1902 (February 7th to December 31st), 1903 (January 1st to 6th), 1904
(April 8th to November 8th), and 1911 (March 22nd to June 22nd), the numbers of cases notified being respectively 1560, 40,
556 and 238.
† Consumption voluntarily notifiable throughout the Borough since June 1st, 1902, and compulsorily (Poor Law cases) under
the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908, since January 1st, 1909, and compulsorily (Hospitals) under the Public Health
(Tuberculosis in Hospitals) Regulations, 1911, since May 1st, 1911.
N.B.—259 other diseases (not classified) e.g., Scabies, Influenza, Ringworm, etc., and Vermin infections (195 Houses and
386 persons' clothing) were also dealt with during 1914.