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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
Southwark 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 11.
Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the Principal Zymotic Diseases in the Various Wards for 1903.
| WARD. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | . Diarrhea. | Phthisis. | Pneumonia & Bronchitis. | Heart Disease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary | —- | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 58 | 23 |
| St. Paul | - | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 52 | 30 |
| St. Peter | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 48 | 64 | 20 |
| St. John | — | 23 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 52 | 69 | 25 |
| Trinity | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 70 | 28 |
| All Saints | — | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | — | 16 | 40 | 93 | 33 |
| St. Michael | — | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 83 | 80 | 39 |
| St. Jude | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 54 | 27 |
| St. George | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 27 |
| Christchureh | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 44 | 17 |
| St. Saviour | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 10 |
| Total | — | 83 | 18 | 23 | 68 | 23 | 197 | 496 | 709 | 279 |