Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 14.
Analysis of Cases belonging to Newington treated in Hospitals and at Home for Eight Years, and also to the Borough of
Southwark for Three Years.
Year. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total number of Cases notified. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Died in Hospital. | Percentage of Deaths. | Cases Treated at Home. | Died at Home. | Percentage of Deaths. | Total number of Cases notified. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Died in Hospital. | Percentage of Deaths. | Cases Treated at Home. | Died at Home. | Percentage of Deaths. | Total number of Cases notified. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Died in Hospital. | Percentage of Deaths. | Cases Treated at Home. | Died at Home. | Percentage of Deaths. | Total number of Cases notified. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Died in Hospital. | Percentage of Deaths. | Cases Treated at Home. | Died at Home. | Percentage of Deaths. | |
1893 | 60 | 58 | 6 | 10.3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1080 | 332 | 23 | 6.9 | 748 | 28 | 3.7 | 468 | 82 | 21 | 25.6 | 386 | 72 | 18.6 | 65 | 19 | 2 | 10.5 | 46 | 11 | 23.9 |
1894 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 13.3 | ... | ... | ... | 550 | 301 | 9 | 2.9 | 249 | 10 | 4.0 | 319 | 84 | 13 | 15.4 | 235 | 48 | 20.4 | 83 | 35 | 3 | 8.5 | 48 | 11 | 22.9 |
1895 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 21.0 | ... | ... | ... | 414 | 177 | 11 | 6.2 | 237 | 5 | 2.0 | 278 | 90 | 12 | 13.0 | 188 | 40 | 21.3 | 87 | 40 | 2 | 5.0 | 47 | 13 | 27.0 |
1896 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | ... | ... | ... | 666 | 362 | 18 | 4.9 | 304 | 11 | 3.6 | 399 | 158 | 25 | 15.8 | 241 | 46 | 19.0 | 89 | 20 | 3 | 15.0 | 69 | 15 | 21.7 |
1897 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 769 | 537 | 27 | 5.0 | 232 | 6 | 2.5 | 331 | 207 | 35 | 16.9 | 124 | 3& | 24.2 | 79 | 40 | 2 | 5.0 | 39 | 7 | 17.9 |
1898 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 617 | 488 | 19 | 3.9 | 129 | 5 | 3.9 | 459 | 376 | 57 | 15.1 | 83 | 15 | 18.0 | 90 | 60 | 6 | 10.0 | 30 | 4 | 13.3 |
1899 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 509 | 448 | 11 | 2.4 | 61 | 2 | 3.2 | 728 | 633 | 78 | 12.3 | 95 | 26 | 27.3 | 111 | 77 | 12 | 15.6 | 34 | 11 | 32.3 |
1900 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 356 | 316 | 9 | 2.8 | 40 | 2 | 5.0 | 447 | 395 | 58 | 14.7 | 52 | 12 | 23.1 | 101 | 80 | 13 | 16.2 | 21 | 8 | 38.1 |
Borough of Southwark 1903, 1902, 1901 | 89 | 89 | 14 | 15.7 | ... | ... | ... | 1301 | 1188 | 51 | 4.3 | 113 | 3 | 2.6 | 558 | 484 | 42 | 8.6 | 74 | 11 | 14.8 | 135 | 120 | 14 | 11.6 | 15 | 4 | 26.6 |
518 | 513 | 74 | 14.4 | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 1098 | 1046 | 39 | 3.7 | 52 | 3 | 5.7 | 539 | 500 | 50 | 10.0 | 39 | 13 | 33.3 | 193 | 179 | 20 | 11.1 | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | |
40 | 39 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 512 | 493 | 18 | 3.6 | 19 | - | - | 354 | 333 | 19 | 5.7 | 21 | 4 | 19.0 | 122 | 105 | 19 | 19.0 | 17 | 3 | 17.6 |