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Lambeth 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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TABLE XXXII.

Table showing the number of Cases of Infectious Diseases attended by each of the Sanitary Inspectors, together with the number of Infected Houses.

WARDS.Infected Houses.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Chicken Pox.Sim. Con. Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
North & SouthMarsh10737961144-11013
Bishop's & Prince's267565102740--833132
Vauxhall&Stockwcll1902059772024---1821
Brixton & Norwood1l6298491311-1-1212
Total Cases680571393244189418471810

JOHN BAXTER (Chief Inspector).
George coxhead.
Inspectors of Nuisances Richard emblin.
Robert Bott.
Lambeth Mortuary Returns for the year 1883.
Buried by Private Undertakers 47
Buried by Parish „ 38
85
Seven post-mortems were made, and 52 inquests held.

Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 38 & 39 Vict.,

cap. 63, 1875, and the Amendment Act, 42 & 43 Vict., cap. 30, 1879.

Samples procured by the Inspectors, together with the result of Analyses, &c.

Samples.Samples procuredSamples adulterated.
Milk11136
Bread151
Flour19-
Mustard272
Pepper19-
Coffee232
Condensed Milk1-
Sweets13-