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Southwark 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Population of the Borough at the 1901 Census 206,180
Estimated population at the middle of 1902 206,825
Total Births in 1902 6,897
Total Deaths do. 4,495
Birth Bate for London, 1902 29.0
Do. Southwark, 1902 33.3
Death Bate for London, 1902 17.2
Do. Southwark, 1902 21.7

Table: Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1902—

Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1902—

Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Membranous Croup.Kelapsing Fever.Chicken Pox.Phthisis.Total.
518109819353437210511287464064

Table: Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases, compared with London as a whole, for 1902.

Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases, compared with London as a whole, for 1902.

Total, Excluding Phthisis.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping: Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diarrhæa.Phthisis.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered.
781644263114...23169550...
The Zymotic Rate per 1000 an d Infant Rate.
3.13.37.7920..30.55....11.812.65166
The Zymotic Rate for the whole of London and Infant Rate.
2.21.28.51.12.25.41....11.53...139

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DEATHS of INFANTS Under ONE YEAR of Age.
The deaths of Infants under one year of age to 1,000 births were 166
during the year 1902.
The deaths under one year of age to 1,000 births for the last ten
years were as follows:
1893 178 1898 190
1894 163 1899 199
1895 201 1900 192
1896 192 1901 168
1897 187 1902 166