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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
Bermondsey 1916
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1916
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Table VI.—Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, 1916.
Pyrexia
(origin
uncertain)
Principal
Zymotic
Diseases.
Smallpox.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Whooping
Cough.
Typhus
Fever.
Enteric
Fever.
Year.
All Causes.
Measles.
Diarrhœa
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
1.46
1906
2529
19.7
400
3.12
-
-
94
.73
30
.23
34
.27
50
.39
-
-
4
.03
-
-
188
1907
2338
18.3
223
1.74
51
.40
36
.28
22
.17
52
.41
-
-
7
.05
-
55
.43
-
-
-
1908
2444
18.8
300
2.31
-
105
.81
26
.20
26
.20
18
.14
-
12
-
-
.09
-
113
.87
-
1909
2387
18.8
368
2.89
-
196
1.54
17
.13
12
.09
54
.42
1
.00
2
.01
-
-
86
.68
-
1910
2229
17.6
310
2.44
-
-
143
1.12
14
.11
18
.14
44
.34
-
4
.03
-
-
87
.68
-
1911
2320
18.4
352
2.79
51
.41
6
05
15
12
48
38
6
05
-
-
226
1.80
-
-
-
-
04
67
1912
2119
16.9
252
1.21
-
-
101
81
8
06
17
14
36
29
1
00
5
-
-
84
1913
2243
17.9
320
2.56
-
88
70
5
.04
16
.13
47
.38
-
-
2
.02
-
162
1.30
-
-
1914
2184
17.6
262
2.11
79
64
9
.07
17
14
14
.11
2
.02
-
141
1.14
-
-
-
-
-
1915
2514
21.4
367
3.13
110
.93
9
.07
20
.17
79
.67
-
3
.03
-
146
1.24
-
-
-
-
Average
for years
1906 to
1915
2330
18.5
315
2.43
-
-
101
.80
16
.12
19
.15
44
.35
-
-
3
.03
-
-
128
1.2
42
5
1916
17.2
155
1.36
-
.36
.04
29
1960
-
.25
16
.14
-
-
2
.01
-
61
.53
-
London
1916
61373
4031
.93
815
146
.03
604
.18
-
75
.01
-
1598
-
14.2
.18
.14
793
-
-
-
-
Table VI.—Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, 1916.
| Year. | All Causes. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia (origin uncertain) | Diarrhœa | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | |
| 1906 | 2529 | 19.7 | 400 | 3.12 | – | – | 94 | .73 | 30 | .23 | 34 | .27 | 50 | .39 | – | – | 4 | .03 | – | – | 188 | 1.46 |
| 1907 | 2338 | 18.3 | 223 | 1.74 | – | – | 51 | .40 | 36 | .28 | 22 | .17 | 52 | .41 | – | – | 7 | .05 | – | – | 55 | .43 |
| 1908 | 2444 | 18.8 | 300 | 2.31 | – | – | 105 | .81 | 26 | .20 | 26 | .20 | 18 | .14 | – | – | 12 | .09 | – | – | 113 | .87 |
| 1909 | 2387 | 18.8 | 368 | 2.89 | – | – | 196 | 1.54 | 17 | .13 | 12 | .09 | 54 | .42 | 1 | .00 | 2 | .01 | – | – | 86 | .68 |
| 1910 | 2229 | 17.6 | 310 | 2.44 | – | – | 143 | 1.12 | 14 | .11 | 18 | .14 | 44 | .34 | – | – | 4 | .03 | – | – | 87 | .68 |
| 1911 | 2320 | 18.4 | 352 | 2.79 | – | – | 51 | .41 | 6 | 05 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 38 | – | – | 6 | 05 | – | – | 226 | 1.80 |
| 1912 | 2119 | 16.9 | 252 | 1.21 | – | – | 101 | 81 | 8 | 06 | 17 | 14 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 00 | 5 | 04 | – | – | 84 | 67 |
| 1913 | 2243 | 17.9 | 320 | 2.56 | – | – | 88 | 70 | 5 | .04 | 16 | .13 | 47 | .38 | – | – | 2 | .02 | – | – | 162 | 1.30 |
| 1914 | 2184 | 17.6 | 262 | 2.11 | – | – | 79 | 64 | 9 | .07 | 17 | 14 | 14 | .11 | – | – | 2 | .02 | – | – | 141 | 1.14 |
| 1915 | 2514 | 21.4 | 367 | 3.13 | – | – | 110 | .93 | 9 | .07 | 20 | .17 | 79 | .67 | – | – | 3 | .03 | – | – | 146 | 1.24 |
| Average for years 1906 to 1915 | 2330 | 18.5 | 315 | 2.43 | – | – | 101 | .80 | 16 | .12 | 19 | .15 | 44 | .35 | – | – | 3 | .03 | – | – | 128 | 1.2 |
| 1916 | 1960 | 17.2 | 155 | 1.36 | – | – | 42 | .36 | 5 | .04 | 29 | .25 | 16 | .14 | – | – | 2 | .01 | – | – | 61 | .53 |
| London 1916 | 61373 | 14.2 | 4031 | .93 | – | – | 815 | .18 | 146 | .03 | 604 | .14 | 793 | .18 | – | – | 75 | .01 | – | – | 1598 | – |