London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| England and Wales | 126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Population, 25,000-50,000 at 1931 census | London Administrative County | Lambeth | |
| Kates per 1,000 Civilian Population:— | |||||
| Notifications : | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.73 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.37 | 1.64 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.31 | 3.13 | 2.60 |
| Diphtheria | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
| Erysipelas | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.25 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 9.34 | 9.75 | 8.84 | 9.17 | 9.93 |
| Pneumonia | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0 36 |
Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still):—
| (a) Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 6.89 | 8.90 | 4.71 | 0 61 | 0.46 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 34* | 4.33 | |||
*Including Puerperal Fever.