Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1887
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DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN 1887, AND IN EACH QUARTER OF
THE YEAR.
1887.
Total for
the Year
1887.
Rate per
1000
living.
Per centage
of Total
Deaths.
ZYMOTIC
DISEASES.
1st.
Quarter.
2nd.
Quarter.
3rd.
Quarter.
4th.
Quarter.
...
...
...
...
Small Pox
...
...
...
Measles
31
20
19
19
89
0.98
5.14
2.60
Scarlet Fever
8
1
18
18
45
0.49
Diphtheria
2
4
3
1
10
0.11
0.58
25
87
0.96
5.02
Whooping Cough
12
38
12
0.52
Fever
2
...
4
3
9
0.09
Diarrhœa
5
1
89
6
101
1.11
5.84
...
...
...
...
Simple Cholera
...
...
...
Total
60
64
158
49
341
3.76
19.70
TABLE II. DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN 1887, AND IN EACH QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | 1887. | Total for the Year 1887. | Rate per 1000 living. | Per centage of Total Deaths. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st. Quarter. | 2nd. Quarter. | 3rd. Quarter. | 4th. Quarter. | ||||
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 0.98 | 5.14 |
Scarlet Fever | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 0.49 | 2.60 |
Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.11 | 0.58 |
Whooping Cough | 12 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 87 | 0.96 | 5.02 |
Fever | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.09 | 0.52 |
Diarrhœa | 5 | 1 | 89 | 6 | 101 | 1.11 | 5.84 |
Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 60 | 64 | 158 | 49 | 341 | 3.76 | 19.70 |