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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
St George (Southwark) 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
TABLE No. 6.
| 1874-5 | 1875-6 | 1876-7 | 1877-8 | 1878-9 | 1879-80 | 1880-1 | 1881-2 | 1882-3 | 1883-4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | 26 | .6 | 11 | l | 3 | 18 | 2 | ... | |
| Measles | 27 | 48 | 32 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 33 | 58 | 64 | 42 |
| Scarlatina | 51 | 78 | 36 | 18 | 53 | 85 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 44 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| Whooping-cough | 54 | 88 | 39 | 95 | 91 | 75 | 36 | 79 | 79 | 44 |
| Diarrhœa | 72 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 102 | 27 | 96 | 44 | 45 | 52 |
| Fever | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
TABLE No. 7.
| 1879-80 | 1880-1 | 1881-2 | 1882-3 | 1883-4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabes | 42 | 38 | 23 | 31 | 22 |
| Phthisis | 110 | 119 | 117 | 113 | 115 |
| Hydrocephalus | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 |