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 1896
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Twelve cases of infectious disease were notified.
They included scarlet fever 5, diphtheria 3,
erysipelas 2, and typhoid fever 2.
In the week that ended on the 7th day of March,
70 births and 33 deaths were registered in the
parish. These figures correspond to an annual
birth rate of 42.9, and an annual death rate of 20.3
per thousand inhabitants.
Zymotic deases caused 5 deaths, of which 3 were
from measles, 1 from whooping cough, and 1 from
typhoid fever.
From diseases of the respiratory organs, there
were 11 deaths, of which 9 were from bronchitis,
and 2 from pneumonia.
There were 3 deaths from phthisis, 1 from
tuberculosis, 4 from age, and 2 from cancer.
The number of deaths of children under 1
year of age was 7, and of persons aged 60 years
and upwards 5.
There was 1 inquest case, and 1 uncertified death,
the latter being attributed to premature birth.
Ten cases of infectious disease were notified;
they included scarlet fever 3, diphtheria 4, and
erysipelas 3.