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Southwark 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Estimated population at the middle of 1906 209,1/13
Total Births in 1906 6,225
Total Deaths in 1906 3,767
Birth Eate for London, 1906 26.4
Do. Southwark, 1906 29.8
Death Bate for London, 1906 15.1
Do. Southwark, 1906 18.0
Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1906—
| Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Membranous Croup. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Phthisis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... | 1470 | 111 | 397 | 332 | 13 | 4 | ... | 1 | 399 | 2727 |
Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases, compared with London as a whole.
| Total excluding | Phthisis. | 1 Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping. cough. | Tvphus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrh?ea. | Phthisis. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462 | ... | 95 | 45 | 31 | 54 | ... | 12 | 225 | 429 | ... |
| The Zymotic Rate per 1 000 an d Infa at Rate. | ||||||||||
| 2.22 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.21 | 015 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 006 | 1.08 | 2.06 | 144 |
| The Zymotic Rate fo r the whole of London and I nfant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 1.93 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 1.44 | 131 |
DEATHS of INFANTS under ONE YEAR of Age.
The deaths of Infants under one year of age to 1,000 births were 144
during the year 1906.