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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920 | i 1921. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (6) Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 136 | 105 | 95 | 131 | 84 | 75 | 145 | 19 | 63 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 13 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 589 | 146 | 52 | 49 |
| Whooping Cough | 50 | 38 | 59 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 129 | 10 | 27 | 28 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 27 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 30 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 58 | 139 | 104 | 95 | 56 | 46 | 37 | 62 | 22 | 8 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 37 | 41 | 103 | 54 | 35 | 44 | 30 | 36 | 30 | 135 |
| Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Polio-Myelitis | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Rotheln | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parotitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Vincent's Angina | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Goitre | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Trench Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Tetanus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Anthrax, Splenic Fever | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cowpox. Accidents of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 11 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
| Gonorrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phagædena | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Pyæmia, Septicaemia | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
| Infective Endocarditis | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| Carbuncle | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Boils | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cellulitis | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Mastoiditis | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Tonsillitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Empyema of Antrum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Malarial Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart. | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 13 | |
| Tuberculosis, total | 436 | 428 | 427 | 511 | 487 | 497 | 452 | 366 | 292 | 305 |
| Tubercular Disease of Brain or Meninges, Acute Hydrocephalus | 44 | 39 | 53 | 71 | 51 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
| Laryngeal and Pulmonary Phthisis | 345 | 354 | 330 | 388 | 391 | 392 | 387 | 311 | 243 | 262 |
| Tabes Mesenterica, Tubercular Disease of Intestine | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| General Tuberculosis, Tubercular Disease of undefined position | 31 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 13 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 4 | ... | 8 | 8 |