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Southwark 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.

Estimated population at the middle of 1905208,528
Total Births in 19056,250
Total Deaths in 19053,848
Birth Rate for London, 190527.1
Do. Southwark, 190530.0
Death Bate for London, 190515.1
Do. Southwark, 190518.5

Table: Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1905

Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1905

Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Membranous Croup.Relapsing Fever.Chicken Pox.Phthisis.Total.
776742922951112......2971757

Table: Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases, compared with London as a whole.

Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases, compared with London as a whole.

Total excluding Phthisis.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Phthisis.Deaths under year to 1,000 Births registered.
500...154284480...11183443...
The Zymotic Rate per 1000 and Infant Rate.
2.390.000.740.130.210.380.000.050.882.13148
The Zymotic Rate to the whole of London and Infant Rate.
1.700.000.370.120.120.320.000.050.721.42129

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DEATHS of INFANTS under ONE YEAR of Age.
The deaths of Infants under one year of age to 1,000 births were 148
during the year 1905.

Table: The deaths under one year of age to 1,000 births for the last 13 years were as follows:

The deaths under one year of age to 1,000 births for the last 13 years were as follows:

18931781900192
18941631901168
18952011902166
18961921903148
18971871904174
18981901905148
1899199