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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 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Smallpox. Thirteen.
Scarlet Fever. Fourteen.
Fevers. None.
Enteric Fever. Seven.
Typhus Fever. None.
Diphtheria. Twenty-seven.
Erysipelas. Three.
Whooping Cough. Thirty-one.
Measles. Eight.
Diarrhœa. Thirty-one.
Membranous Croup. Four.
Puerperal Fever. Three.
Influenza. Nine. Not notifiable, and therefore not included in the summary.
English Cholera. One.
The following tabular form shows the number of deaths from the principal infectious
and zymotic diseases of parishioners, whether in the Parish or outlying institutions, during
the last five years; and of the deaths from the same complaints during the previous four years.
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| Males. | Females. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 40 | 26 | 66 |
| King's College Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Infirmary, Camberwell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| „ Bermondsey | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| „ Parish Street | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| „ St. Giles | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| „ St. Saviour's | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darenth Hospital | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hospital Ship "Atlas " | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| „ „ "Castalia" | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ambulance Steamer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Seamen's Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cane Hill Asylum | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Drowned in the Lea Cut | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drowned in the Thames off Deptford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drowned in the Surrey Canal, Deptford | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 62 | 48 | 110 |