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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Membranous Croup. Three. None last year.
Puerperal Fever. Two. One last year.
Influenza. Eight. Not notifiable, and therefore not included in the summary.
English Cholera. None. None last year.
There is a marked and pleasing decrease in Enteric Fever, Diphtheria, and Scarle
Fever.
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 six years. The death rate per thousand per annum is also added :—
| 1898 | 1897 | 1896 | 1895 | 1894 | 1893 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus Fever | none | none | none | none | none | none | ||||||
| Enteric ,, | 1 | .025 | 2 | .05 | 11 | .26 | 9 | .21 | 2 | .05 | 7 | .17 |
| Scarlet ,, | 10 | .26 | 22 | .54 | 10 | .24 | 8 | .2 | 15 | .35 | 14 | .34 |
| Puerperal ,, | 2 | .05 | 1 | .025 | 3 | .07 | none | none | 3 | .07 | ||
| Fever (not defined) | none | none | none | none | none | none | ||||||
| Small Pox | none | none | none | 1 | .025 | none | 13 | .3 | ||||
| Measles | 24 | .54 | 19 | .47 | 43 | 1.07 | 18 | .44 | 37 | .9 | 8 | .179 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | .18 | 19 | .4 | 25 | .62 | 29 | .7 | 28 | .7 | 27 | .68 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | .39 | 14 | .36 | 32 | .8 | 5 | .12 | 12 | .3 | 31 | .79 |
| Diarrhoea | 22 | .53 | 49 | 1.21 | 27 | .67 | 25 | .6 | 26 | .69 | 31 | .79 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .025 | 1 | .025 | 1 | .025 | 3 | .08 | 1 | .025 | 3 | .07 |
| Membranous Croup | 3 | .075 | none | 1 | .025 | 1 | .025 | 1 | .025 | 4 | .1 | |
| English Cholera | none | none | none | none | none | 1 | .025 | |||||