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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (b) Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (c) No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 191 | 154 | 95 | 112 | 77 | 127 | 225 | 120 | 136 | 105 |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 28 | 45 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 18 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| Whooping Cough | 118 | 80 | 54 | 103 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 26 | 44 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 19 |
| Enteric Fever | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa. Dysentery | 101 | 84 | 86 | 59 | 77 | 73 | 49 | 164 | 58 | 139 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 181 | 99 | 139 | 42 | 111 | 40 | 41 | 167 | 37 | 41 |
| Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chicken Pox | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Rotheln | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mumps | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glanders, Farcy | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tetanus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Anthrax, Splenic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cowpox, Accidents of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 18 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 20 |
| Gonorrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phagedena | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
| Pyaemia, Septicaemia | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Infective Endocarditis | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Carbuncle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Boils | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cellulitis | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| Mastoiditis | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tonsilitis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malarial Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart. | 21 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 18 |
| Tuberculosis, total | 651 | 582 | 572 | 550 | 522 | 496 | 462 | 413 | 436 | 428 |
| Tubercular Disease of Brain or Meninges, Acute Hydrocephalus .. | 68 | 53 | 66 | 55 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 39 |
| Laryngeal and Pulmonary Phthisis | 499 | 443 | 429 | 425 | 403 | 377 | 368 | 326 | 345 | 354 |
| Tabes Mesenterica, Tubercular Disease of Intestine | 36 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 13 |
| General Tuberculosis, Tubercular Disease of undefined position | 42 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 16 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 |