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 Southwark]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health,—1884—5. 13
TABLE No. 6.
1875-6
1876-7
1877-8
1878-9
1879-80
1880-1
1881-2
1882-3
1883-4
1884-5
Small-pox
...
26
16
11
1
3
18
2
...
5
Measles
49
32
48
28
31
33
58
64
42
53
Scartina
78
36
18
53
85
54
51
35
44
12
Diptheria
10
7
3
13
6
13
4
11
16
8
Whooping Cough
88
39
95
91
75
36
79
79
44
71
Diarrœa
68
63
54
102
27
96
44
45
52
62
???er
15
13
14
22
8
6
6
9
6
14
In the beginning of last year there Was an epidemic of Measles and WhoopingCough,
which continued through the first quarter. The latter was very fatal over the
???ole of the Metropolis.
TABLE No. 7.
1880-1
1881-2
1882-3
1883-4
1884-5
Tabes
38
23
31
22
15
Phthisis
119
117
113
115
95
Hydrocephalus
11
6
6
9
5
204 Bodies have been removed to the Mortuary.
120 Inquests have been held, and there have been 65 Post Mortems made.
Twenty-eight Pounds has been received from the Coroner for the use of the Court
???om, and Thirty-three Pounds Twelve Shillings has been paid to the Undertaker for
???e removal of bodies upon the Coroner's Order.