Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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1912. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Other Diseases, &c. | Verminous Persons. | ||||||||||
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Week Ending. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. |
Brt. frwd. | 41 | 162 | 462 | 19 | 65 | 171 | — | — | — | 20 | 41 | 115 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
July 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
,, 20 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 33 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
,, 27 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aug. 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
,, 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
,, 17 | 2 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, 24 | 8 | 21 | 71 | 2 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
,, 31 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Sept. 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
,, 14 | 2 | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
,, 21 | 2 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, 28 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 24 | — | — | |
Oct. 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — |
,, 12 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 44 | — | — | — |
,, 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
,, 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nov. 2 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
,, 9 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — |
,, 16 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 |
,, 23 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, 30 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dec. 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
,, 14 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, 21 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 88 | 305 | 855 | 44 | 142 | 389 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 84 | 349 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
Average Number
of days each person
was resident
2.8 days
2.7 days
2.0 days
2.9 days
1.9 days