Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1892. 17
85 Post-mortems have been made.
Twenty-four Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Sixpence have been receiver for
use of the Court room.
The Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses have been inspected. The Bakealso
have been inspected.
350 Notifications of Infectious Diseases have been received.
I am of opinion that Erysipelas should be struck out of the list of Infectious
diseases, as they are generally very slight, and often not been more than erythema.
The block of Houses in Gun Street and Green Street, upon which there was
inquiry, have been closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890
The Water has been of fair quality.
THOS. H. WATERWORTH, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE No. 6
1882-3 | 1883-4 | 1884-5 | 1885-6 | 1886-7 | 1887-8 | 1888-9 | 1889-90 | 1890 | 1891 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | 2 | ... | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 64 | 42 | 53 | 51 | 84 | 75 | 59 | 40 | 54 | ??? |
Scarlatina | 35 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 60 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
Diphtheria | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 11 | ??? | |
Whooping Cough | 79 | 44 | 71 | 52 | 49 | 67 | 61 | 52 | 58 | ??? |
Diarrhœa | 45 | 52 | 62 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 51 | ??? |
Fever | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ??? |
TABLE No. 7.
1886—7. | 1887—8. | 1888—9. | 1889—90. | 1890. | 1891. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tabes | 28 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 18 |
Phthisis | 80 | 76 | 103 | 79 | 81 | 4 |
Hydrocephalus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |