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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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| 1915-16. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Other Diseases, &c. | Verminous Persons. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Ending. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of | No. of | No. of | No. of | No. of | No. of | No. of | No. of | No. of | |
| Families. | Persons. | Days. | Families. | Persons. | Days. | Families. | Persons. | Days. | ||||||||
| Brt. frwd. | 14 | 33 | 97 | 22 | 50 | 135 | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| July | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| ” | 15 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| ” | 22 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| ” | 29 | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Aug. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| ” | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| ” | 19 | - | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| ” | 26 | - | — | — | 1 | 7 | 21 | - | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Sept. | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| ” | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| ” | 16 | - | — | — | 1 | o 3 | 9 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ” | 23 | - | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| ” | 30 | - | — | — | 2 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Oct. | 7 | - | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| ” | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ” | 21 | 2 | 8 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
| ” | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Nov. | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ” | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ” | 18 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 33 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — |
| ” | 25 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ” | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ” | 16 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| ” | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — |
| ” | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 26 | 68 | 196 | 51 | 136 | 346 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 45 | 108 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Average Number of days each per- son was resident | 2.8 dats | 2.5 days | 3.0 days | 2.4 days | 2.4 days | |||||||||||