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Southwark 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 10.
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY FOR THE SANITARY AREA, 1937. Showing the localities where the deaths occurred.
| Locality . | Influenza. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 34 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| East Dulwich Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lambeth Hospital | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Newington Institution | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evelina Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Guy's Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgrave Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Royal Waterloo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| L.C.C. Hospitals, etc. | 17 | 1 | — | 7 | 11 | — | 4 |
| St. Giles' Hospital | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rotherhithe Hospital | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 73 | 1 | — | 8 | 13 | — | 25 |
TABLE 11.
Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases in the various Wards for 1937.
| WARD OR DISTRICT. | Influenza. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary | 11 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | ||
| St. Paul | 15 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | ||
| St. Peter | 8 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | ||
| St. John | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Trinity | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| St. Michael | 9 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | ||
| St. Jude | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| St. George | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||
| Christchurch | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||
| St. Saviour | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Borough .. | 73 | 1 | — | 8 | 13 | — | 25 | ||