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Southwark 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 43.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1926.
| Disease | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Males | Females | Total | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Small-Pox | 6 | 185 | 208 | 71 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | 269 | 519 | 509 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 301 | 352 | 116 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 414 | 523 | 937 | 927 | 32 |
| Memb. Croup | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | 1 X | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 21 | 14 | — |
| Cerebro-Spmal Fever | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Measles | 142 | 1319 | 890 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1220 | 1195 | 2415 | — | 51 |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polio-Myelitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Epidemic Diarrhaea | 18 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 16 | 12 | 28 | 17 | 10 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 27 | 87 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 166 | 97 | 263 | 225 | 49 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | -- | 11 | 10 | 21 | 15 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 35 | 39 | 74 | — | — |
| Totals | 240 | 1915 | 1478 | 242 | 104 | 89 | 98 | 73 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2134 | 2201 | 4335 | 1761 | 162 |