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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| Age Group | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Measles | Dysentery | Meningococcal Infection | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under 1 year | - | 9 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 103 | |
| 1 year | - | 1 | 20 | 9 | 119 | 101 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 253 |
| 2 years | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 114 | 118 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 271 |
| 3 years | 7 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 119 | 126 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 291 |
| 4 years | 10 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 94 | 94 | 5 | - | - | - | 233 |
| 5-9 years | 12 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 202 | 218 | 8 | 11 | - | 518 | |
| 10-14 years | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 31 | ||
| 15-25 years | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | - | - | 22 |
| 25 and over | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | - | - | 32 |
| Age unknown | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | 37 |
| TOTALS | 40 | 35 | 100 | 84 | 723 | 728 | 31 | 48 | - | 2 | 1,791 |