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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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ZYMOTIC MORTALITY FOR THE SANITARY AREA, 1916. Showing the localities where the deaths occurred.
| Locality. | Polio-Myelitis. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Anthrax. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | ... | 67 | ... | 5 | 27 | ... | ... | 44 | 2 | ... | 145 |
| Southwark temporary Infirmary | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Colney Hatch Asylum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Christchurch Institution. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Met. Asylums Board Hospitals | ... | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 45 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Westminster Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Evelina Hospital | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 13 |
| Leavesden Asylum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Guy's Hospital | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 3 | ... | 27 |
| Infants' Hospital, Vincent Square | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Royal Waterloo Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 5 |
| King's College Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Lambeth Infirmary Bermondsey | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | 20 |
| Infirmary | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Belgrave Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Banstead Asylum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Royal Free Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Banstead Asylum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Lambeth Schools | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 7 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ...... | 1 |
| Queen's Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Total | ... | 84 | 5 | 41 | 44 | ... | 2 | 107 | 9 | ... | 292 |