View report page

Bacteriological Laboratory.
The total number of specimens examined in 1914 was 1,087,
compared with 1,040 in 1913, and 916 in 1912.
Total
Examinations.
Results of Examination.
Nature of Specimen.
Positive.
Negative.
1913.
1914.
1913.
1914.
1913.
1914.
Diphtheria (specimens taken by
Medical Officer of Health)
352
361
10
18
342
343
Ditto (taken by general
practitioners)
327
72
206
250
44
255
Diphtheria (total specimens
taken)
602
688
548
598
54
90
Phthisis
386
82
419
77
342
304
Enteric
15
7
3
12
-
7
Various
4
6
4
3
3
...
Total specimens taken
1,087
138
1,040
1 75
902
912
Houses let in Lodgings.
In 1914 there were 223 "houses let in lodgings or occupied
by members of more than one family" on the Register. These were
visited quarterly in accordance with the instructions of the Public
Health Committee.
162 notices were served, 5 of these being for overcrowding
The following is a list of registered houses let in lodgings:—
5, Aberdour Street
11 ,
13 „
17 „
56, Arnolds Place
82, Abbey Street
86 „
95 „
98 „
100 „
10, Alice Street
36, Barnham Street
6, Bermondsey Square
7 „
26, Bermondsey Street
115 „
117 „
131 „
136 „
50, Bermondsey Wall
52 „
7 Cloyne Row
1, Curlew Street
2 „
5 „