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Bermondsey 1924
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1924
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Table V.—Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1924.
Notifiable Disease.
NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED.
Bermondsey.
St. Olave.
Rotherhithe.
At all
Ages.
At Ages—Years.
St. John.
St. Olave.
St. Thomas.
1
2
3
Total.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total.
1 and
under
5
years.
15 and
under
25
years.
25 and
under
45
years.
1 45 and
under
65
years.
65 and
upwards.
5 and
under
15
years.
Under
1
year.
-
-
-
-
Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
231
2
77
90
51
3581
61
32
21
114
23
7
Diphtheria (including
Membranous Croup)
65
40
35
39
541
229
41
23
1
2
6
10
9
6
6
4
35
2
1
3
3
1
-
6
4
Erysipelas
42
8
2
14
1
-
38
71
6
1
29
52
50
40
31
240
40
13
124
16
3
Scarlet Fever
195
12
395
159
30
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Relapsing Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Polio-Myelitis and
Polio-Encephalitis
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
-
12
-
-
1
2
1
4
-
1
-
3
1
7
2
1
-
12
-
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
Anthrax
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
2
-
-
Enteric Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
2
-
-
-
2
-
2
-
-
-
Puerperal Fever
1
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
2
Encephalitis Lethargica
3
1
16
1
1
1
-
1
2
2
5
3
3
-
1
21
-
7
10
2
1
1
1
-
-
-
Dysentery
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Malaria
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Continued Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
31
7
76
32
9
3
42
33
Pneumonia (Acute
Primary and Acute
28
1691
13
8
1
22
15
4
243
99
31
13
22
19
25
22
6
-
40
24
29
26
1541
28
21
12
61
4
1
Influenzal)
Tuberculosis-Respiratory
System
4
226
1
19
65
97
28
18
6
4
9
6
13
6
3
2
2
13
5
241
-
Other Forms of Tuberculosis
90
1
9
54
14
10
-
11
191
132
156
193
100
1580
65
87
267
151
150 ]
1047
110
55
358
546
25 1
581
506
175
176
Totals
17
Table V.—Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1924.
| 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) | 541 | 14 | 229 | 231 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 90 | 65 | 40 | 51 | 35 | 3581 | 61 | 32 | 21 | 114 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 69 | 541 |
| Erysipelas | 42 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | – | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 395 | 6 | 159 | 195 | 30 | 4 | 1 | – | 29 | 52 | 38 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 240 | 71 | 40 | 13 | 124 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 392 |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Anthrax | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 21 | – | – | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Dysentery | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malaria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary and Acute | 243 | 28 | 99 | 31 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 76 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 169 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 52 | – |
| Influenzal) Tuberculosis-Respiratory System | 226 | – | 1 | 19 | 65 | 97 | 40 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 1541 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 90 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 14 | 10 | 2 | – | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | – |
| Totals | 1580 | 65 | 506 | 546 | 175 | 176 | 87 | 25 | 156 | 267 | 191 | 151 | 132 | 150 | 1047 | 193 | 110 | 55 | 358 | 100 | 581 | 17 | 175 | 965 |