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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Diphtheria (continued)
| Age | No. of Cases | Notified cases where Immunisation complete | Diphtheria deaths | Deaths after Immunisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1 | - | _ | - |
| 1- | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 2- | 2 | — | - | - |
| 3- | - | - | - | - |
| 4- | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 5-9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 10-14 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Having regard to the general conditions in this Borough, the
overall statistics for infectious disease during the year nay be
regarded as quite satisfactory.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS.
| Disease C | Original eases | Admitted Hospital | Numbers after Correct ion | Deaths Notified tJn-notfd. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1948 | cases | cases | |||
| Scarlet FevOr | 259 | 81 | 229 | 242 | - | - |
| pneumonia | 54 | 4 | 47 | 60 | 2 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 62 | 61 x | 40 | 33 | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas | 42 | 14 | 32 | 41 | - | - |
| Dysentery | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | - | - |
| Opht ha In la IT con: | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| luerperal Sepsis | 13 | 10 | 19 | 12 | - | 1 |
| C erebro-spinal Men in git is | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Zymotic Enteritis .(July-Sept.) | 22 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 1 | - |
| Iaratyphoid | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria (Induced) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Enc ephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Scabies | 95 | - | 198 | 95 | - | - |
| Measles | 1166 | 12 9 | 705 | 1166 | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 319 | 57 | 286 | 310 | 3 | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| ioliomyelitis | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 | - | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 2071 | 407 | 1639 | 2013 | 10 | 20 |
(x: One case of Diphtheria not removed t'o hospital. A
second throat swab proved negative),