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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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TABLE L (2). Shewing the total cases notified voluntarily in the Borough of Lambeth during 1912 (arranged quarterly), together with the yearly averages for the decennium 1901-10 (Borough).
| — | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Total, 1912. | Yearly average 10 years (1901-1910). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 1ll | 761 | 265 | 458 | 1595 | 1376.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 215 | 336 | 161 | 45 | 757 | 429.6 |
| Chicken-pox1 | 292 | 278 | 98 | 321 | 989 | 599.5 |
| Consumption† | 593 | 429 | 428 | 459 | 1909 | 668.6 |
| Cancer | 16 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Total | 1227 | 1810 | 961 | 1294 | 5292 | 3100.6 |
*Chicken-pox compulsorily notifiable as follows:—1902 (Feb. 7th to Dec. 31st), 1903 (Jan. 1st to 6th), 1904
April 8th to Nov. 8th), and 1911 (March 22nd to June 22nd), the numbers of cases notified being respectively 1560,
40, 556 and 238.
†Consumption voluntarily notifiable throughout the Borough since June 1st, 1902, and compulsorily
(Poor Law cases) under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908, since January 1st, 1909, and compulsorily
(Hospitals) under the Public Health (Tuberculosis in Hospitals) Regulations, 1911, since May 1st, 1911.
N.B.—168 other diseases (not classified) i.e., Mumps, Scabies, Influenza, Ringworm, etc., and 580 Verminous
Houses and Clothing (469 persons) were also dealt with during 1912.