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Rotherhithe 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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list includes all the deaths from Zymosis that took place in outlying institutions. These were
Measles, one ; Influenza, one ; Diphtheria, two ; Scarlet Fever, two; Enteric Fever, five ; and
Erysipelas, one.
Small Pox has caused one death; that cf an infant three months old, unvaccinated
Scarlet Fever has caused three deaths. Two of these occurred in the South Eastern
Fever Hospital. In 1890 the number was five.
Fevers. To the remaining different forms of fever (Typhus, Enteric, Puerperal, Continued
and Relapsing) fourteen deaths are assigned as against eleven in the year 1890. Of these, five
occurred in the Fever Hospital.
Enteric Fever has caused ten deaths, five of which were in the Fever Hospital. In 1890,
the number was six.
Typhus Fever. None.
Diphtheria has caused two deaths, both of which took place in the Fever Hospital. In
1890, the number of deaths from this complaint was ten.
Erysipelas. Two.
Whooping Cough—Twenty-one. In 1890 the number was forty-seven.
Measles—Six, as against thirty-seven in 1890.
Diarrhoea—Twenty-one. In 1890, the number was thirty-three.

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Name of Institution.Males.Females.Totals.
Brought forward402161
Tho Infirmary (Bermondsey)12921
The Infirmary (Parish Street)729
Cane Hill Asylum033
Drowned in the River Ravensbourne101
Drowned in the Thames off Limehouse101
Drowned in the Surrey Canal, Deptford011
613697