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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 details as to the incidence of the two diseases, Puerperal Fever and Erysipelas, in the different New Registration Sub-districts of Lambeth Borough during 1908 are as follow:—
| New Registration SubDistricts. | PUERPERAL FEVER. | ERYSIPELAS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases Notified. | Number of Deaths. | Case Mortality per 100. | Number of Cases Notified. | Number of Deaths. | Case Mortality per 100. | |
| Waterloo | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 19 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Lambeth Church | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | 11.1 |
| Kennington | — | — | — | 53 | 3 | 5.7 |
| Stockwell | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 42 | — | — |
| Brixton | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 49 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Norwood | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 2 | 12.5 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 206 | 11 | 5.3 |