Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Tables I to VIII.—
| Central Dispensary. | Branch Dispensary. | Combined Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured. | Not Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Not Insured. | Total. | ||||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females- | ||||
| (b) Unfit for work | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| Fit for work but not remaining so | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not fit for work and remaining so | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| (c) Deaths | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| (3) Tuberculin*— (a) Fit for work | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 59 |
| Fit for workand remaining so | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 48 |
| Not fit for work but becoming fit | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 11 |
| (b) Unfit for work | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Fit for work but not remaining so | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Not fit for work and remaining so | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| (c) Deaths | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| TABLE VII. | |||||||||||
| H—Occupations of Tuberculous and other Patients— Baker | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Bar Attendant | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Box-maker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butcher | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Carman | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 11 |
| Carpenter | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| Chaff-cutter | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Charwoman | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| Chauffeur | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Clerk | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - | 2 | 1 | 14 | 30 |
| Conductor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dairyman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Decorator | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 15 |
| Draughtsman | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dressmaker | - | 7 | - | 2 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| Electrotype Finisher | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Engineer | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 14 |
| Fishmonger | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Foreman | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gardener | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| General Dealer | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Glazier | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | I | 2 |
| Housework | - | 4 | - | 30 | 34 | - | 12 | - | 102 | 1 14 | 148 |
| Insurance Agent | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Labourer | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 16 |
| Laundry Work | 1 | 6 | - | - | 7 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | 11 |
| Milliner | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
* N.B.—2 cases (Central Dispensary) were found to be unsuitable for tuberculin treatment and are not included.