London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
The number of cases notified, as compared with London, during the last ten years was :—
| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 626 | 13,192 | 1902 | 539 | 10,735 |
| 1898 | 825 | 11,883 | 1903 | 354 | 7,738 |
| 1899 | 1,298 | 13,692 | 1904 | 281 | 7,220 |
| 1900 | 784 | 11,990 | 1905 | 304 | 6.482 |
| 1901 | 558 | 12.154 | 1906 | 401 | 8,045 |
Number of deaths from Diphtheria during the last ten years:—
| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 105 | 2, 240 | 1902 | 63 | 1,159 |
| 1898 | 123 | 1,756 | 1903 | 23 | 740 |
| 1899 | 184 | 1,946 | 1904 | 26 | 723 |
| 1900 | 108 | 1,539 | 1905 | 44 | 546 |
| 1901 | 53 | 1,330 | 1906 | 31 | 691 |
Of the 401 cases notified 371, or 93.5 per cent., were removed to
hospital with 25 deaths, a mortality of 6.6 per cent., whilst in the 26
cases treated at home there were 6 deaths, a mortality of 23.1 per cent.
The Wards most affected were St. Mary's, All Saints', St. Michael's
and St. George's, in the order named.
ENTERIC FEVER.
The deaths from Enteric Fever during the year, numbered 12, as
against 11 and 18 for the years 1905 and 1904.
The total number of cases notified was 111 for the present year, and
74 and 92 for 1905-4.
The percentage of deaths to the total number notified was 10 9.
The annual mortality per 1,000 living was 0.06.
Deaths from Enteric Fever for the last ten years :
| 1897 | 21 | 1902 | 23 |
| 1898 | 20 | 1903 | 23 |
| 1899 | 32 | 1904 | 18 |
| 1900 | 39 | 1905 | 11 |
| 1901 | 18 | 1906 | 12 |