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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) 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1888—9. 15
TABLE No. 4.
| 1888—9. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending June | 523 | 295 |
| Quarter ending September | 462 | 275 |
| Quarter ending December | 545 | 328 |
| Quarter ending March | 593 | 359 |
TABLE No. 5.
| 1884—5 | 1885—6 | 1886—7 | 1887—8 | 1888—9 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | |
| Small Pox | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 41 |
| Scarlatina | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| Whooping Cough | 38 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Diarrhœa | ... | 52 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 4 | |
| Typhus | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |