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 33.—
| 1904. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Phthisis, &c. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Ending. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. |
| Brt. frwd. | 29 | 64 | 196 | 49 | 158 | 208 | 41 | 131 | 191 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 7 | 16 | 16 |
| July 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| „ 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 30 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Aug. 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | *1 | 1 | 1 |
| ” 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | — | — | — | *1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | *1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sept. 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| „ 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ” 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ” 24 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | - | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Oct. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| ” 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ” 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ” 29 | — | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | *1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov. 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| ” 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | - | — | — | *3 | 7 | 7 |
| „ 19 | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 26 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec. 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - | — | — | *1 | 4 | 4 |
| ” 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | * 4 | 12 | 12 |
| ” 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | — | — | — | - | — |
| ” 24 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ” 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 64 | 196 | 81 | 254 | 349 | 69 | 230 | 313 | 15 | 50 | 71 | 22 | 49 | 51 |
Average Number]
of days each per- 3.0 days 1.3 days 1.3 days l.4 days 1.0 day
son was resident
* Verminous persons.