Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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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 giving no Defects. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drains. | Traps, Fittings and Appliances. | Total. | ||||
Smallpox | ||||||
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 391 | 56 | 204 | 260 | 66.5 | 33.5 |
Membranous Croup | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 90.9 |
Erysipelas | 260 | 25 | 94 | 119 | 45.8 | 54.2 |
Scarlet Fever | 1124 | 148 | 585 | 733 | 65.2 | 34.8 |
Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Typhoid | 86 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 63.9 | 36.1 |
Continued or Re. | ||||||
( lapsing | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | o.o |
Puerperal | 27 | — | 6 | 6 | 22.2 | 77.8 |
Totals | 1900 | 240 | 935 | 1175 | 61.8 | 38.2 |