London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Non-Insured | 5 |
| Insured | 7—12 |
| Moved, left district, enlisted or lost sight of— | |
| Non-Insured | 20 |
| Insured | 52—72 |
| Transferred to other districts— | |
| Non-Insured | 3 |
| Insured | 1— 4 |
| Ceased attending— | |
| Non-Insured | 10 |
| Insured | 18—28 |
| Made domiciliary cases— | |
| Non-Insured | 3 |
| Insured | 3— 6 |
| Discharged, Non-Tubercular— | |
| Non-Insured | 1 |
| Insured | 1— 2 |
| Refused treatment— | |
| Non-Insured | 3 |
| Insured | 1— 4 |
| Total | 319 |
TABLE I.
Still under treatment, March 31st, 1316—
| Non-Insured | 135 |
| Insured | 168 |
| Total | 303 |
Deaths during the year of Patients on the Dispensary Register—
| Non-Insured | 12 |
| Insured | 79 |
| Total | 91 |
The influence of the war during the year was not particularly noticeable,
excepting the fact that the high prices of food made it difficult for
patients to get the extra nourishment that in many cases was needed,
though in other cases of recently-married girls suffering from tuberculosis