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. 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 Scarlet
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
.20
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
Diarrhœa
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