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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
Bermondsey 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913
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Bacteriological Laboratory.
Bacteriological Laboratory. The total number of specimens examined in 1913 was 1,040, compared with 916 in 1912, and 843 in 1911.
| Nature of Specimen. | Total Examinations. | Results of Examination. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | |||||
| 1912. | 1913. | 1912. | 1913. | 1912. | 1913. | |
| Diphtheria (specimens taken by Medical Officer of Health) | 373 | 352 | 3 | 10 | 370 | 342 |
| Ditto (taken by general practitioners) | 223 | 250 | 49 | 44 | 174 | 206 |
| Diphtheria (total specimens taken) | 596 | 602 | 52 | 54 | 544 | 548 |
| Phthisis | 303 | 419 | 56 | 77 | 247 | 342 |
| Enteric | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| Various | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Total specimens taken | 916 | 1,040 | 113 | 138 | 803 | 902 |
Houses let in Lodgings.
In 1912 there were 228 "houses let in lodgings or occupied
by members of more than one family "on the Register. Ten were
pulled down under the Housing and Town Planning Act, making
a total of 218. These were visited quarterly in accordance with
the instructions of the Public Health Committee.
117 notices were served, 10 of these being for overcrowding.
The following is a list of registered houses let in lodgings:—
5, Aberdour Street
95 Abbey Street
98 „
11 „
100
13 „
10, Alice Street
14 „
36, Barnham Street
17 „
6, Bermondsey Square
56, Arnolds Place
82, Abbey Street
7 „
26, Bermondsey Street
86 „
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