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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Estimated population at the middle of 1910 211,832
Total Births in 1910 5,873
Total Deaths in 1910 3,360
Birth Rate for London, 1910 23.6
Do. Southwark, 1910 27.8
Death Rate for London, 1910 12.7
Do. Southwark, 1910 15.9
Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1910—
| Anthrax. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Membranous Croup. | Continued Fever. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Phthisis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 419 | 54 | 278 | 244 | 16 | 6 | ... | 3 | 482 | 1503 |
Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases, compared with London as a whole.
| Total excluding: Phthisis. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Phthisis. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426 | ... | 225 | 9 | 35 | 60 | ... | 7 | 90 | 368 | ... |
| The Zymotic Rate per 1000 and Infant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 200 | ... | 1.06 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.28 | ... | 0.03 | 0.42 | 1.74 | 115 |
| The Zymotic Rate for the whole of London and Infant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 1.14 | ... | 0.41 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.28 | ... | 0.04 | 0.28 | 1.14 | 103 |