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 Southwark, Borough of]
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1902. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Phthisis. | ||||||||||
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Week Ending. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. |
Brt. frwd. | 266 | 82 | 2218 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
July 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 12 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 26 | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aug. 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 23 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 30 | — | — | — | 7 | 26 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
Sept. 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — |
„ 13 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — |
„ 27 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Oct. 4 | — | — | — | 2* | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
„ 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 25 | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 42 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nov. 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
„ 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 15 | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 22 | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
„ 29 | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dec. 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
„ 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ 30* | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 277 | 704 | 2277 | 89 | 310 | 738 | 40 | 131 | 303 | 9 | 29 | 66 | — | — | — |
Average period each person was resident | 3.2 days | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | — |