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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Membranous Croup—None.
Puerperal Fever—Four. Two of these took place in the South Eastern Fever Hospital.
Influenza.—Twenty-three. This is not at present a notifiable disease.
The annexed tabular form shows the number of deaths from the principal infectious
and zymotic dieeases of parishioners, whether in the Parish or outlying institutions, during
the last three years ; and of the deaths from the same complaints during the previous four
years.
In these four years (1885-8) the deaths in outlying institutions were not ascertained.
The death rate per thousand per annum is likewise added.
1891
1890
1889
1888-9
1887-8
1886-7
1885-6
Typhus Fever
none
none
none
1
(?)
none
none
none
Enteric ,,
10
.24
6
.141
4
.094
6
.139
6
.14
5
.12
7
.175
Scarlet ,,
3
.07
7
.164
2
.047
7
.148
14
.3
6
.142
8
.198
Puerperal ,,
4
.09
5
.117
...
...
...
...
...
Fever (not defined)
none
none
1
.023
1
.024
none
none
none
Small Pox
1
.02
none
none
none
none
none
7
.175
Measles ...
6
.14
87
.79
19
.41
17
.362
7
.15
24
.54
15
.37
Diphtheria
2
.01
9
.2
9
.2
1
.024
6
.14
2
.047
1
.025
Whooping Cough
21
.42
47
.93
23
.48
7
.147
3
.07
...
...
Diarrhoea...
21
.47
83
.7
24
.5
30
.095
37
.84
44
.104
22
.69
Erysipelas
2
.04
1
.02
1
.023
...
...
...
...
Membranous Croup
none
2
.04
...
...
...
...
...