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 Borough]
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PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES
Number of cases of Infectious Disease notified in each Parliamentary Constituency of the Borough.
| Disease | Parliamentary Constituency | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall | Brixton | Norwood | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | 33 | 48 | 115 |
| Whooping Cough | 39 | 40 | 40 | 119 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 1214 | 1180 | 1068 | 3462 |
| Dysentery | 81 | 28 | 18 | 127 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Scabies | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 31 | 17 | 63 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 68 | 3 | 2 | 73 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorium | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 1478 | 1335 | 1211 | 4024 |