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Southwark 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 31.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1937.
| Disease. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Males. | Females. | Total | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deatns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 109 | 105 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 162 | 146 | 308 | 280 | - |
| Smallpox | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ___ | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 104 | 175 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 167 | 197 | 364 | 363 | 8 |
| Memb. Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Measles | 25 | 75 | 59 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | — | - | - | 95 | 81 | 176 | 71 | 1 |
| Malaria | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | _ |
| Dysentery | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 24 | 20 | — |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | — | 92 | 73 | 165 | 63 | 20 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 12 | 29 | 10 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 22 | 33 | 55 | 18 | — |
| Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Chickenpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 78 | 320 | 362 | 102 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 42 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 6 | — | 577 | 581 | 1161 | 864 | 35 |