Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Table of deaths arising from some of the most important zymotic diseases during the last nine years.
| Disease. | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 97 |
| Small Pox | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 3 | ... | 1 | 90 |
| Scarlatina | 14 | 4 | 10 | 124 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 208 |
| Measles | 4 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 95 |
| Whoop'g cough | 21 | 12 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 179 |
| Diarrhoea | 18 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 226 |
| Diptheria | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 18 | 26 |
| Varicella | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Asiatic Cholera | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
| 106 | 67 | 106 | 196 | 101 | 99 | 79 | 80 | 109 | 943 |
An arrangement of the registered births into quarterly divisions will be as follows:-
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From April 1st, 1874, to June 30th, 1874 | 131 | 126 | 257 |
| „ June 30th, 1874, to September 30th, 1874 | 136 | 152 | 288 |
| „ September 30th, 1874, to December 31st, 1874 | 170 | 160 | 330 |
| „ December 31st, 1874. to March 31st, 1875 | 175 | 159 | 334 |
| 612 | 597 | 1209 |