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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

Rotherhithe 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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140
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
The number of deaths due to these diseases is 212, as compared with 2G3 for the
previous year. This number includes the deaths of Parishioners in outlying institutions.
In 1893 the number was 337; in 1894 it was 219; in 1895 it was 270; in 189G it was 268.
The Death Rate per thousand per annum from all forms of lung disease is 5.2.

Table: The appended list gives the diseases notified, with the names of the streets, roads.places, lanes, buildings, &c., in which they occurred.

The appended list gives the diseases notified, with the names of the streets, roads.

places, lanes, buildings, &c., in which they occurred.

Name of Place.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Cholera.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diphtheria.Puerperal Fever.Other Fevers.Erysipelas.Membranuos CroupTotals.
Abbeyfield Road...7......11......1...10
Adam's Gardens..............................-
Adam Street...2.........1......2...5
Ainsty Street...8........................8
Albion Street...4..................2...6
Arica Place...3......1...............4
Aspinden Road............11......1...3
Aylton Street...1.........2............3
Bracton Road...............l............1
Braddon Street...8........................8
Bramcote Road...............2............2
Brunel Road...2......i...............3
Bryant's Court..............................-
Bush Road...1.........1......2...4
Canute Street..............................-
Cathay Street...6......21............9
Charlotte Place..............................-
Chilton Street...1......1.........1...3
Clack Street...............1.........12
Clare Hall Place...4.........1......1...6
Claremont Place...1........................1
Clarence Street...4......211...7...15
Clark's Orchard...2..................1...3
Commercial Doc..............................-
Cope Street...2........................2
Corbett's Lane..............................--
Cornick Street...2........................2
Cow Lane..............................-
Cranham Road...3......111.........6
Cranswick Road...1........................1
Credon Road...............1............1
Croft Street....................................-
Culling Road...6.........1............7
Dartmouth Road..................1.........1
Debnam's Road..............................-
Delaford Road...............2............2
Derrick Street...3.........1............4A
Dilston Grove...7............1...3...11
Dodd's Place..............................-
Donne Place...2......1...............3
Elephant Lane...1........................1
Elgar Street...2........................2

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Name of Place.
Small Pox.
Scarlet Fever.
Cholera.
Typhus Fever
Knteric Fever.
Diphtheria.
Puerperal Fever.
Oilier Fevers.
Kryniprlaft.
Membranous Croup
Total.
Tissington Street
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Trident Street
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
3
Trinity Road
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
2
Tunnel Square
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Union Road
...
4
...
...
1
...
...
...
2
. . .
7
Warndon Street
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
Well's Tenements
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
-
West Lane
...
3
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
5
Westlake Road
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
William Street
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Wormald Place
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Yeoman Street
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
York Place
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...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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