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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 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 22.Gases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1917.

TABLE 22.

Gases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1917.

DiseaseCases notified in whole District.Total Cases notified in each locality.Number of cases removed to Hospital from each locality.
St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saints' Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christchurch Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saint's Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christchurch Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total
At ages—Years.Sex.At all ages.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-5-Male.Female.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum)30....................................1911307346...314...2.......................................
Small-Fox.....................................................................................................................
Scarlet Fever4103104421542...2............1471292764822263324323273661046182432233131636610263
Enteric Fever...1...2...1112............4610114......22............114......22............10
Diphtheria132122306120161431............24832257061354668404794346638415831456638469332643740550
Memb Croup...82..............................5510...1...3...2...211......1...32...211...10
Erysipelas481012149152127291452661041702515271410182316967....................................
Puerperal Fever............1281..................12123122......1......122...22......1......1210
Cerebro-Spinal Fever9313...1.....................11617211112411212......1124112115
Phthisis...25383364591591331165521...43325268511376787440588748552531....................................
Other Tuberculosis .10251816219495653...1491082572216213711314122291611....................................
Continued Fever.....................................................................................................................
Measles121819427494626281011.........7317991530207158193221102157121881099876....................................
Anthrax.....................1...............1...1............1..............................1..................1
Polio-Myelitis...11.................................22...1...............1..............................1.........1
Polio-Encephalitis.........1.........................................................................................................
Typhus Fever.....................................................................................................................
Totals19111698312881951421312051711527429218141756357048933040245922935240622330619517910951751046383131421024753860