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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 1938
[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 1938.
| Disease. | 0– | 1- | 6- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Males. | Females. | Total | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 105 | 120 | 53 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 153 | 187 | 340 | 298 | 1 |
| Smallpox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 106 | 164 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 172 | 188 | 360 | 359 | 9 |
| Memb. Croup | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Paratyphoid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 18 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Measles | 125 | 1175 | 711 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1054 | 1017 | 2071 | 694 | 11 |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 78 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 67 | 125 | 136 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Dysentery | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | 26 | 20 | — |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 75 | 141 | 70 | 18 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 14 | 27 | 18 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 49 | 1 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Anthrax | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 190 | 1502 | 1044 | 146 | 68 | 60 | 71 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1578 | 1628 | 3206 | 1680 | 45 |