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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 1964
[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 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall | Brixton | Norwood | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | 29 | 92 | |
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 7 | ||
| Mealses | 307 | 458 | 174 | 939 |
| Dysentery | 46 | 70 | ||
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | 19 | 10 | 41 | |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | ||
| Erysipelas | 4 | 3 | — | 7 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | 1 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | — | 5 | |
| Scabies | 4 | 6 | ||
| TOTALS | 458 | 567 | 236 | |