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Southwark 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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The number of cases notified during the last ten years:—
| 1911 | 45 | 1916 | 13 |
| 1912 | 39 | 1917 | 10 |
| 1913 | 39 | 1918 | 8 |
| 1914 | 24 | 1919 | 12 |
| 1915 | 23 | 1920 | 8 |
| The number of deaths from Enteric Fever for the last ten years:— | |||
| 1911 | 5 | 1916 | 2 |
| 1912 | 4 | 1917 | 5 |
| 1913 | 6 | 1918 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 | 1919 | 3 |
| 1915 | 3 | 1920 | 5 |
Of the 8 cases notified 8 were removed to hospital, of which 5 died,
a mortality of 62.5 per cent.
MEASLES.
There has been an increase in the deaths from this disease during
1920. An Order was issued by the Ministry of Health in November,
1919. The Public Health (Measles and German Measles) Regulations,
1915, Rescission Order, 1919, whereby the compulsory notification of
measles was considered by the Minister to be unnecessary. During the
year under observation notification could only be obtained through the
schools on Form 84. This arrangement has not been attended by the
best results, as in a district like Southwark early notification is of vital
importance.
I have advised the Public Health Committee to recommend the
Council to petition the Ministry of Health to allow measles in this
borough to be again notifiable.
Deaths from Measles during the last ten years:—
1911 120 1916 94
1912 139 1917 75
1913 105 1918 145
1914 95 1919 19
1915 131 1920 63
The annual death-rate per 1,000 living was 0.34.