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Southwark 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 16.
Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases in
the various Wards for 1932.
| WARD. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| St. Paul | — | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| St. Peter | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 |
| St. John | — | 14 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Trinity | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| St. Michael | — | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 2 |
| St. Jude | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| St. George | — | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Christchurch | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| St. Saviour | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Borough | — | 53 | 4 | 14 | 20 | — | 40 |
TABLE 17.
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY FOR THE SANITARY AREA, 1932. Showing the localities where the deaths occurred.
| Locality. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 |
| Southwark Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lambeth Hospital | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Newington Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evelina Hospital | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Guy's Hospital | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Belgrave Hospital | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Royal Waterloo | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| L.C.C. Hospitals, etc. | — | 41 | 3 | 12 | 15 | — | 12 |
| Total | — | 53 | 4 | 14 | 20 | — | 40 |