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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 1911

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

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Table: SUMMARY OF STATISTICS

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS

Enumerated population 1911 (unrevised figures)191,962
Total Births in 19115,692
Total Deaths in 19113,532
Birth Bate for London, 191124.8
Do. Southwark, 191129.6
Death Bate for London, 191115.8
Do. Southwark, 191118.4

Table: Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1911—

Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1911—

Polio-Myelitis, &a.Chicken Pox.Ophthalm. neonatorm.Anthrax.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Diph-heria.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Membranous Croup.Continued Fever.Cerebrospinal Fever.Phthisis.Total.
3279741480452833161410257122224

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

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.W hooping Cough.Tvphus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diarrhsea.Phthisis.Deaths under ] year to 1,000 Births registered.
556...12063064...5331326...
The Zymotic Rate per 1000 and Infant Rate.
2.87...0.620.030.150.33...0.021.721.69145
The Zymotic Rate for the whole of London and Infant Rate.
2.19...0.570.040.140.23...0.03*1.181.35129

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*Diarrhœa and Enteritis rate under 2 years of age.