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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 1923
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1923
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Table V.—Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1923.
Notifiable Disease.
ST. OLAVE.
NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED
BERMONDSEY.
ROTHERHITHE.
2
4
5
3
At all
Ages.
3
Total.
1
2
Total.
St. John.
St. Thomas.
Total
At Ages—Years
1
6
St. Olave.
65 and
upwards.
1 and
under
5
years.
5 and
under
15
years.
15 and
under
25
years.
25 and
under
45
years.
45 and
under
65
years.
Under
1
year.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
82
53
58
180
4
77
70
376
69
19
7
30
Diphtheria (including
Membranous Croup)
586
17
218
274
47
28
2
49
51
47
-
1
10
6
2
2
-
5
1
2
2
1
3
Erysipelas
19
1
2
3
4
7
2
1
2
-
-
65
29
18
24
35
161
44
138
5
132
8
34
12
1
24
Scarlet Fever
323
7
150
25
1
33
23
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Relapsing Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
2
-
-
1
-
-
Cerebro-Spinal
3
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Meningitis
Polio-Myelitis and
Polio-encephalitis
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
7
1
4
-
-
5
1
-
10
18
18
1
2
1
-
Opthalmia Neonatorum
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Anthrax
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
Enteric Fever
2
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
-
1
3
-
-
Puerperal Fever
4
1
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Encephalitis Letbargica
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dysentery
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
Malaria
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Continued Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
23
82
15
8
21
26
11
17
Pneumonia (Acute
Primary and Acute
Influenzal)
125
7
35
18
12
31
17
5
6
7
7
18
3
5
24
4
29
1 55
35
18
70
37
11
3
25
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
250
1
15
78
113
39
4
16
24
26
23
-
6
7
8
59
18
5
1
Other Forms of Tuberulosis
11
5
3
9
86
15
42
14
11
4
7
11
11
11
-
-
405
503
180
201
70
137
193
166
127
121
116
860
182
160
109
451
74
19
109
Totals
1420
50
16
11
Table V.—Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1923.
| Notifiable Disease. | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | BERMONDSEY. | ROTHERHITHE. | ST. OLAVE. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total. | St. John. | St. Olave. | St. Thomas. | Total | ||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 586 | 17 | 218 | 274 | 47 | 28 | 2 | – | 77 | 82 | 70 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 376 | 69 | 53 | 58 | 180 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 586 |
| Erysipelas | 19 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 323 | 7 | 132 | 150 | 25 | 8 | 1 | – | 24 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 161 | 65 | 44 | 29 | 138 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 320 |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-Spinal | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Meningitis Polio-Myelitis and Polio-encephalitis | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | – | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 12 |
| Anthrax | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | _ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Encephalitis Letbargica | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dysentery | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malaria | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal) | 125 | 7 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 82 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 250 | 1 | – | 15 | 78 | 113 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 155 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 70 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 25 | – |
| Other Forms of Tuberulosis | 86 | – | 15 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 4 | – | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Totals | 1420 | 50 | 405 | 503 | 180 | 201 | 70 | 11 | 137 | 193 | 166 | 127 | 121 | 116 | 860 | 182 | 160 | 109 | 451 | 74 | 19 | 16 | 109 | 928 |