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Southwark 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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The number of cases notified, as compared with london durong, the last ten years war:-
| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 1,098 | 18,394 | 1907 | 1,275 | 25,925 |
| 1903 | 512 | 12,531 | 1908 | 775 | 22,072 |
| 1904 | 415 | 13,438 | 1909 | 590 | 17,251 |
| 1905 | 776 | 19,461 | 1910 | 419 | 10,509 |
| 1906 | 1,470 | 20,329 | 1911 | 480 | 10.489 |
The Wards most affected were St. Mary, St. Michael, St. George aud
St. John.
Number of deaths from Scarlet Fever during the last ten years :—
| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 42 | 560 | 1907 | 35 | 644 |
| 1903 | 18 | 361 | 1908 | 24 | 548 |
| 1904 | 12 | 365 | 1909 | 14 | 383 |
| 1905 | 28 | 549 | 1910 | 9 | 214 |
| 1906 | 45 | 533 | 1911 | 6 | 172 |
Of the 480 cases notified in the present year, as many as 474
were removed to hospital, i.e., 98.7 per cent., as against 98.5 per cent. for
last year.
The deaths in the 474 cases sent to hospital numbered 6, a
mortality of 12 per cent.
In the 6 cases treated at home, there was no death.
It is our practice to spray the room with formalin and to strip
the paper off the walls in the process of disinfection after Scarlet Fever.
In the event of the room being verminous it is afterwards fumigated with
sulphur.
DIPHTHERIA.
There has been a comparatively small amount of this disease in the
Borough during the year.
No outbreak of any importance has occurred.
The total number of cases notified, including Membranous Croup,
was 293, as against 284 for last year.
The deaths from the disease numbered 30, as against 35 for 1910.