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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 14 | 78 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (a) Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (b) Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (c) No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 161 | 164 | 83 | 191 | 154 | 95 | 112 | 77 |
| Scarlet Fever | 54 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 35 | 24 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 23 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 47 |
| Whooping Cough | 98 | 114 | 68 | 118 | 80 | 54 | 103 | 50 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 58 | 63 | 23 | 26 | 44 | 31 | 36 | 32 |
| Enteric Fever | 18 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea. Dysentery | 132 | 88 | 97 | 101 | 84 | 86 | 59 | 77 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 90 | 81 | 100 | 181 | 99 | 139 | 42 | 111 |
| Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Chicken Pox | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| RÖtheln | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Mumps | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glanders, Farcy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Tetanus | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Anthrax, Splenic Fever | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cowpox, Accidents of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 29 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 21 |
| Gonorrhoea | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phagædena | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 11 |
| Pyaemia, Septicæmia | 8 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Infective Endocarditis | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Carbuncle | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cellulitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Mostoiditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Tonsilitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Malarial Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart. | 17 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 14 |
| Tuberculosis, total | 670 | 705 | 680 | 651 | 582 | 572 | 550 | 522 |
| Tubercular Disease of Brain or Meninges, Acute Hydrocephalus | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 53 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Laryngeal and Pulmonary Phthisis | 510 | 550 | 496 | 499 | 443 | 429 | 425 | 403 |
| Tabes Mesenterica, Tubercular Disease of Intestine | 45 | 42 | 72 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 23 |
| General Tuberculosis, Tubercular Disease of undefined position | 55 | 56 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 40 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydatid Disease | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |