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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Districts of the Borough of Lambeth during 1910 is seen from the following:—
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Total No. of Cases Notified. | Cases treated at 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 | 49 | 1 | 48 | – | 3 | 3 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| Lambeth Church | 89 | — | 89 | – | — | – | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Kennington | 190 | 4 | 186 | – | 8 | 8 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| Stockwell | 176 | 9 | 167 | – | 6 | 6 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Brixton | 269 | 21 | 248 | – | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| Norwood | 137 | 22 | 115 | – | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 2.02 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 910 | 57 | 853 | — | 22 | 22 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Rate of Persons notified per 1000 inhabitants—2.9 Inner Districts, and 2.7 Outer Districts. | ||||||||
Of the 853 cases removed to Hospital 46.9 per cent.
were from the Inner, and 53.1 per cent. from the Outer
Districts.
Two Schools, viz.: Woodlands Road (Infants, Room C)
and Kennington Road (Infants, Room D) were disinfected
on account of outbreaks of Scarlet Fever amongst the
inmates.
In connection with outbreaks of scarlet fever at the following
schools, viz.: Priory Grove (Infants), Hackford
Road (Infants), Stockwell College (Infants), and Cormont
Road (Infants), all children with sore throats were excluded
and not allowed to return to school until certified as not