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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Districts of the Borough of Lambeth during 1908 is seen from the following:—
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Total No. of Cases Notified. | Cases treated Home. | Cases removed to Hospital. | No. of Deaths. | Case Mortality per 100 | Rate of Persons Notified per 1000 Inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | In Hospital. | Total | ||||||
| Waterloo | 69 | – | 69 | – | 2 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Lambeth Church | 106 | 20 | 86 | – | 5 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| Kennington | 207 | 5 | 202 | – | 11 | 11 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Stockwell | 463 | 28 | 435 | – | 8 | 8 | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| Brixton | 357 | 32 | 325 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.5 | 4.4 |
| Norwood | 226 | 40 | 186 | – | 7 | 7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Rate of Persons notified per 1000 inhabitants— 4.7 Inner Districts,
and 4.3 Outer Districts.
Of the 1303 cases removed to Hospital, 49.4 per cent. were
from the Inner, and 50.6 per cent. from the Outer, Districts.
In London, during 1908, there were registered 548 deaths
(uncorrected) out of a total of 22072 cases of Scarlet Fever
notified, giving a case-mortality of 2.5 per cent. (uncorrected).
As far as could be traced, no Scarlatinal Milk outbreak
occurred in the Borough of Lambeth during 1908. Two
schools, viz., St. John's L.C.C. (Warham Street) and Mayfield
College (Barston Road), were disinfected on account
of outbreaks of Scarlet Fever amongst the inmates.
Two schools were closed on account of Scarlet Fever during
1908, viz., (1) Santley Street L.C.C. Infants' School