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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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1 case was notified and 1 death registered, amongst children
between 1 and 5 years of age; whilst the greatest numbers
of both cases and deaths occurred amongst persons between
20 and 40 years of age.
Details as to incidence of the disease during 1912 upon the Registration of Sub-Districts of the Borough are as follow:—
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Total No. of Cases Notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases removed to Hospital. | No. of Deaths. | Case Mortality per 100. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | In Hospital. | Total. | |||||
| Lambeth Church | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Kennington | 16 | 3 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 18.8 |
| Stockwell | 6 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Brixton | 16 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Norwood | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.8 |
16 cases out of the 61 were traced to sources outside
the Borough and 10 were secondary cases, i.e., derived from
previous cases (notified or unrecognised) in the Borough,
as far as could be discovered. No case could be traced
definitely and conclusively to infected ice-creams, water,
milk, fried fish or watercress.
Of the 61 typhoid-infected houses, 31 (i.e., 50.8 per cent.)
showed, on inspection, defective drains, traps, fittings, or
appliances, whilst in 6 (i.e., 9.8 per cent.), the drains
themselves were found to be defective (i.e., gave a result with
the test).