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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Sub-divided according to the different notifiable diseases, the results for 1912 show as follow:—
| Disease. | No. of Infected Houses. | Number shewing Defects as to | Percentage shewing Total Defects. | Percentage shewing no Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drains. | Traps, Fittings and Appliances. | Total. | ||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 311 | 23 | 178 | 201 | 64.7 | 35.3 |
| Membranous Croup | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 80.0 | 20.0 |
| Erysipelas | 210 | 12 | 99 | 111 | 52.9 | 47.1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 538 | 44 | 253 | 297 | 55.2 | 44.8 |
| Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid | 61 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 50.8 | 49.2 |
| Continued | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Puerperal | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 57.1 | 42.9 |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30.0 | 70.0 |
| Totals | 1167 | 89 | 575 | 664 | 56.9 | 43.1 |
N.B.—75 ophthalmia neonatorum infected houses are omitted no
systematic sanitary examinations being made in those cases.
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