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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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* Whooping Cough is not a compulsorily-notifiable disease, but 485 cases were voluntarily notified during 1906 by L.C.C, School Teachers (vide Appendix, p. 30—37).
| Registration Sub.Districts. | Number of Deaths from Whooping Cough. | Number of Deaths from Measles. | Whooping Cough Deaths per 10000 Inhabitants. | Measles. Deaths per 10000 Inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Road 1st | 1 | 2 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| Waterloo Road 2nd | 1 | 8 | ||
| Lambeth Church 1st | 8 | 7 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Lambeth Church 2nd | 17 | 17 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Kenning ton 1st | 15 | 11 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Kenning ton 2nd | 7 | 5 | 32 | 1.1 |
| Brixton | 14 | 25 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Norwood | 2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
| District not stated1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Borough of Lambeth | 71 | 77 | 2 .2 | 2.4 |
In connection with outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as
Measles and Whooping Cough, amongst infants, the Council
has already approved of the principle of all children under 5
years of age being excluded from the Public Elementary Schools.
CHOLERA AND PLAGUE.
In Lambeth Borough, during 1906, no case of Plague, suspected
or otherwise, was notified; but 4"contacts" or "suspects"
were watched in connection with Plague in Bombay, arriving in
Lambeth by the s.s. " Arabia."
4 deaths from Cholera were registered during 1906 as having
occurred within the Borough of Lambeth, but these were,
probably, deaths from Epidemic Diarrhoea (all in infants under
1 year of age), and have, consequently, been included amongst the
* Where the District is not stated, the deaths (or death) are divided
equally amongst the other Districts before calculating percentages.