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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
St George (Southwark) 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Supplement and Tables to complete the Annual Report, 1857.
TABLE 2—
| DISEASES. | Kent Road, 105 Acres. | London Road, 112 Acres. | Borough Road, 65 Acres. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popn. 19,368. | Popn. 19,059. | Popn. 16,949. | ||
| Small Pox | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Measles | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Scarlatina, Malignant Sore Throat | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Hooping Cough | 27 | 16 | 21 | |
| Diarrhæa | 28 | 20 | 31 | |
| Dysentery | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Cholera | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fever | 17 | 11 | 13 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Rheumatism | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pyæmia | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Lung Diseases (except Phthisis) | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| Phthisis | 53 | 62 | 51 | |
| Acute Lung Diseases | Bronchitis and Catarrh | 43 | 47 | 67 |
| Pleurisy | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Pneumoina | 35 | 29 | 26 | |
| Croup | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Hydrocephalus, Tabes, Scrofula, Spasmodic Croup, Convulsions of Infants, Dentition | 76 | 62 | 66 | |
| Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic | 75 | 84 | 135 | |
| Violence, Privation, Poison, and Premature Birth | 20 | 14 | 34 | |
| Sudden Deaths | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 393 | 373 | 483 | |