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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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Notified to the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, during each week of the year 1908.
| Week Ending. | Small Pox | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Cerebrospinal F ever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Phthisis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 1908 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 34 | ||||
| 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 30 | |||||
| 18 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 52 | ||||
| 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 26 | |||
| February 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 32 | ||||
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 26 | |||
| 15 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | |||||
| 22 | 26 | 8 | I | 1 | 6 | 16 | 58 | |||
| 29 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 47 | ||||
| March 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 31 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | 3 | l | 2 | 13 | 27 | ||||
| 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | |||||
| 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |||||
| April 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 24 | ||||
| 25 | 13 | 2 | l | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | |||
| May 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 33 | ||||
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | |||||
| 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 33 | ||||
| 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | |||||
| 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | ||||
| June 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | ||||
| 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 38 | ||||
| 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |||||
| 27 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 33 | ||||
| July 4 | 12 | 1 | l | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||||
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |||||
| 18 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | ||||
| 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | |||||
| August 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 29 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 39 | ||||
| 29 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 34 | ||||
| September 5 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 42 | |||||
| 12 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 44 | ||||
| 19 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 47 | |||||
| 26 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 40 | |||
| October 3 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 57 | ||||
| 10 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 43 | |||||
| 17 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 39 | |||
| 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 33 | ||||
| 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 44 | ||||
| November 7 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 | |||
| 14 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 42 | |||
| 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 44 | ||||
| 28 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 39 | ||||
| December 5 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 55 | |||
| 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 42 | ||||
| 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 23 | |||||
| 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | ||||
| January 2 (1909) | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 32 | ||||
| Total | 775 | 260 | 48 | 6 | 234 | 15 | 427 | 1775 |