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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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325, 110, 72 and 126 during 1909, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1905,
1904, 1903, 1902, 1901 and 1900 respectively; and leaflets
(dealing with the dangers and treatment of this disease)
have been left at all known Whooping Cough-infected
houses.*
No school was closed during 1910 on account of Whooping
Cough, nor was any school disinfected on account of the
disease.
Details of the incidences of Measles and Whooping Cough in the different Registration Sub-Districts of Lambeth Borough during 1910 are as follow:—
| New Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Deaths from Whooping Cough. | No. of Deaths from Measles. | Whooping Cough Deaths per 10000 In-habitants. | Measles Deaths per 10000 Inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 9 | 40 | 3.1 | 15.5 |
| Lambeth Church | 3 | 16 | 1.1 | 6.05 |
| Kennington | 20 | 43 | 3.6 | 7.8 |
| Stockwell | 4 | 13 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Brixton | 8 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Norwood | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Borough of Lambeth | 54 | 122 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
Removal to Hospital of Cases of Measles and
Whooping Cough.
During 1910 (December), the Metropolitan Asylums
Board were empowered, by Order of the Loral Government
Board, to receive cases of Measles and Whooping
Cough into the Board's Hospitals in the cases of children
* Whooping Cough is not a compulsorily-notifiable disease, but
719 cases were voluntarily notified during 1910 by School Teachers
(vide Appendix).