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Bermondsey 1925
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1925
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TABLE IV.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1925.
| Notifiable Disease | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olavr. | 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 Membr nous Croup) | 535 | 11 | 173 | 285 | 35 | 27 | 4 | ... | 135 | 92 | 58 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 374 | 56 | 47 | 20 | 123 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 534 |
| Erysipelas | 35 | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 353 | 4 | 148 | 169 | 27 | 5 | ... | ... | 33 | 50 | 65 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 218 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 121 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 349 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | – | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Polio Myelitis and Polio-Enceplialitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | |
| Anthrax | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary & Acute Influenzal) | 119 | 10 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 84 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis- Respiratory System | 245 | ... | 4 | 28 | 81 | 88 | 41 | 3 | 27 | 34 | 29 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 164 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 64 | 10 | ... | 7 | 17 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 76 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 3 | ... | 4 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Totals | 1408 | 42 | 397 | 538 | 178 | 163 | 73 | 17 | 227 | 235 | 179 | 109 | 93 | 98 | 941 | 163 | 134 | 82 | 379 | 42 | 24 | 22 | 88 | 919 |