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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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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Estimated population at the middle of 1908 210,442
Total Births in 1908 6,237
Total Deaths in 1908 3,488
Birth Rate for London, 1908 25.2
Do. Southwark, 1908 29.1
Death Rate for London, 1908 13.8
Do. Southwark, 1908 16.3
Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1908—
| Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Membranous Croup. | Relapsing Fever. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Phthisis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... | 775 | 48 | 260 | 234 | 15 | 10 | ... | 6 | 427 | 1775 |
| Total excluding Phthisis. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Tvphus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Phthisis. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378 | 77 | 24 | 32 | 50 | ... | 7 | 188 | 403 | ||
| The Zymotic Rate per 1000 and Infant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 1.75 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.87 | 1.88 | 131 |
| The Zymotic Rate for the whole of London and Infant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 1.32 | 113 |