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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TABLE 34.—
| 1914-15. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Other Diseases, &c. | Verminous Persons. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 37 | 120 | 320 | 10 | 33 | 94 | — | _ | — | 3 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — |
| July 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| „ 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| ,, 25 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug. 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| „ 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 29 | 2 | 9 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sept. 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| „ 12 | — | - | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 19 | 1 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| „ 26 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct. 3 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| „ 17 | 4 | 6 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 31 | 2 | 6 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov. 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| „ 14 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec. 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| „ 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan. 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 64 | 206 | 533 | 13 | 42 | 125 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Average Number
of days each per} 2.5 days 3.0 days — 7 days 2.0 days
son was resident