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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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The distribution of the disease in the different new Registration Sub-Districts of the Borough of Lambeth, together with the numbers of deaths amongst both hospital-, and home-treated patients, etc., during 1908 are as follows:—
| New Registration Sub-Districts. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 40 | 2 | 38 | - | 4 | 10.0 | 1.5 | |
| Lambeth Church | 27 | — | 27 | — | 3 | 11.1 | 1.01 | |
| Kennington | 67 | — | 67 | — | 11.9 | 1.2 | ||
| Stockwell | 78 | 7 | 71 | 10.3 | 1.1 | |||
| Brixton | 56 | 12 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 25.0 | 0.6 | |
| Norwood | 52 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 13.5 | 0.8 | |
Rate of persons notified per 1000 inhabitants—1.2 Inner Districts,
and 0.9 Outer Districts.
507 swabs from suspected dipththeria throats were examined
at the Laboratory during 1908, and, of these, 13,
i.e., 2.6 per cent., shewed the presence of the true KlebsLœffler
(diphtheria) baclli (vide p. 171).
The value of antitoxin* as a remedy for Diphtheria is now
acknowledged, more especially when used in the early stages
of the disease, e.g., first or second days. During 1908, 43
vials have been distributed gratuitously in Lambeth Borough
by the Council for use by Medical Practitioners—a procedure
now officially approved by the Local Government Board.
*Antitoxin first gratuitously distributed in Lambeth by the late
Vestry on August 3rd, 1899.