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Southwark 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 40.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1927.
| Disease | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Males | Females | Total | Oases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 182 | 229 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 240 | 300 | 540 | 528 | 1 |
| Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 19 | 277 | 255 | 100 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 366 | 399 | 765 | 763 | 21 |
| Memb. Croup | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 69 | 47 | 4 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Measles | 82 | 595 | 455 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 590 | 569 | 1159 | 274 | 27 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Polio-Myelitis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Epidemic Diarrhsea | 18 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 26 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 94 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 15 | 22 | 1 | — | 171 | 139 | 310 | 262 | 89 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 1 | — | 46 | 58 | 104 | — | — | |
| Totals | 173 | 1179 | 974 | 188 | 103 | 97 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 33 | 36 | 2 | — | 1468 | 1587 | 3055 | 1937 | 181 |