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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
Southwark 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Notified to the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, during each week of the
year 1904.
| Week Ending. | Small Pox | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Membranous Croup. | Chicken-Pox. | Phthisis. | Relapsing Fever. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | 4 | 11 | ... | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 33 |
| „ 16 | ... | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 30 |
| „ 23 | ... | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 28 |
| ,, 30 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 20 |
| February 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 20 |
| „ 13 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | l | ... | 7 | ... | 23 |
| „ 20 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 24 |
| „ 27 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 21 |
| March 5 | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 20 |
| „ 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 34 |
| „ 19 | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 26 |
| „ 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 23 |
| April 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 28 |
| „ 9 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | ... | 24 |
| ,, 16 | ... | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | 22 | 7 | ... | 54 |
| ,, 23 | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | 6 | ... | 1 | 19 | 9 | ... | 55 |
| ,, 30 | ... | 14 | ... | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | 25 | 5 | ... | 56 |
| May 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 19 | 9 | ... | 45 |
| ,, 14 | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | ... | 35 |
| ,, 21 | 1 | 14 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 30 | 3 | ... | 57 |
| ,, 28 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | 33 |
| June 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | l | 27 | 8 | ... | 44 |
| ,, 11 | ... | 8 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | 6 | ... | 38 |
| ,, 18 | ... | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | 23 | 6 | ... | 51 |
| ,, 25 | 2 | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 18 | 2 | ... | 34 |
| July 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 19 | 6 | ... | 40 |
| ,, 9 | ... | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ... | 24 | 5 | ... | 61 |
| ,, 16 | ... | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 20 | 5 | ... | 45 |
| ,, 23 | ... | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | ... | 18 | 8 | ... | 50 |
| ,, 30 | ... | 13 | ... | 10 | 7 | 2 | ... | 11 | 9 | ... | 52 |
| August 6 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | ... | 24 |
| „ 13 | ... | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | ... | 35 |
| „ 20 | ... | 8 | ... | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | ... | 31 |
| „ 27 | ... | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 43 |
| Septemb. 3 | ... | 11 | 2 | 10 | 7 | ... | l | 5 | 8 | ... | 44 |
| „ 10 | ... | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | ... | 38 |
| ,, 17 | ... | 20 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 43 |
| ,, 24 | ... | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ... | 36 | |
| October 1 | ... | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 37 | |
| ... | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | 37 | |
| „ 15 | ... | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 46 | |
| „ 22 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 11 | 7 | ... | 32 |
| „ 29 | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | 48 |
| Novemb. 5 | ... | 17 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | 17 | 6 | ... | 59 |
| „ 12 | ... | 4 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 27 | |
| „ 19 | ... | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 34 |
| ,, 26 | ... | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 28 | |
| Decermb. 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 24 |
| „ 10 | ... | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 20 |
| „ 17 | ... | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 24 |
| „ 24 | ... | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 28 |
| „ 31 | ... | 9 | ... | 15 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 39 | |
| Total | 28 | 415 | 92 | 272 | 298 | 9 | 432 | 323 | ... |