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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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| Name of Place. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Cholera. | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever. | Diphtheria. | Puerperal Fever. | Other Fevers. | Erysipelas. | Membranous Croup | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thetford Place | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Tissington Street | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Trident Street | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Trinity Road | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Tunnel Square | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | |
| Union Road | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Warndon Street | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| Well's Tenements | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| West Lane | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Westlake Road | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Wormald Place | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| Yeoman Street | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| York Place | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
The number of deaths due to these diseases is 242, as compared with 212 for the
previous year. This number includes the deaths of Parishioners in outlying institutions.
In 1893 the number was 337; in 1894 it was 219; in 1895 it was 270; in 1896 it was 263;
in 1897 it was 212.
The Death Rate per thousand per annum from all forms of lung disease is 6.
The following tabular statement gives the number of deaths due to each form of lung disease, and the death rate per thousand per annum for the last six years:-
| 1898. | 1897. | 1896. | 1895. | 1894. | 1893. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | 75 | 1.86 | 60 | 1.48 | 91 | 2.2 | 75 | 1.8 | 59 | 1.5 | 88 | 2.2 |
| Bronchitis | 82 | 2.03 | 59 | 1.46 | 79 | 1.96 | 112 | 2.9 | 84 | 2.1 | 137 | 3.4 |
| Pneumonia | 28 | .7 | 39 | .96 | 34 | .84 | 39 | .97 | 44 | 1.1 | 53 | 1.3 |
| Bron.-Pneumonia | 48 | 1.17 | 47 | 1.16 | 53 | 1.3 | 42 | 1.04 | 31 | .7 | 49 | 1.5 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .025 | 3 | .07 | 1 | .02 | 2 | .05 | ... | ... | 4 | .1 |
| Pleuro.Pneumonia | 2 | .049 | 2 | .049 | 3 | .07 | ... | ... | 1 | .02 | 6 | .15 |
| Emphysema | none | 2 | .049 | 2 | .049 | ... | ... | ... | ... | none | ||
| Other Diseases | 6 | .148 | ... | |||||||||