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34 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southtwark.
Were it made so, the Metropolitan Officers of Health would have an opportunity
taking measures for the prevention of the spread of Phthisis from person to pers ???
by meaus of disinfection, and other additional general precautions. Infect ???
expectoration drying gives to the air certain well-known—thanks to Professor Ko ???
—and specific germs, which on inhalation are liable to set up the disease in t ???
lungs of the phthisically predisposed.
Table X.—London and South London District.—Notifications
1891 and in 1892 per 10,000 of Population, 1891 Census. 1
Scarlet Fever
or Scarlatina.
Diphtheria.
Enteric or
Typhoid Fever
1891.
1892.
1891.
1892.
1891.
1892
London
27.1
66.3
14.0
19.1
7.99
5.96
St. George, Southwark
36.5
71.4
8.9
12.6
3.18
4.69
St. Saviour, Southwark
25.4
47.5
12.5
14.7
4.79
1.84
St. Olave, Southwark
37.8
59.1
5.5
15.0
10.2
5.52
Newington
24.7
83.7
8.5
13.7
3.8
5.02
Bermondsey
48.8
78.8
9.0
10.7
6.97
5.08
Rotherhithe
25.8
43.0
8.2
11.8
26.4
12.8
Lambeth
31.4
66.0
12.1
18.6
5.05
4.36
Battersea
39.7
76.4
20.6
23.9
6.25
4.78
Wandsworth
28.5
58.1
10.8
15.8
4.21
5.42
Camberwell
27.8
67.2
9.9
11.9
4.25
4.33
Greenwich
36.4
78.2
9.1
10.7
34.5
7.01
Lewisham
21.4
39.0
7.5
17.3
5.53
5.54
Woolwich
19.6
83.0
2.0
39.2
2.69
4.16
Plumstead
15.6
112.8
6.1
14.0
4.74
4.52
Table X. shows the increased prevalence of scarlet-fever in London an
in the Southern districts of London in 1892 as compared with 1891. In ever
district, also, there is an increase in the amount of diphtheria, although to a le ???
degree than in the case of scarlet-fever.
The London districts showing the greatest prevalence of scarlet-fever in 189 ???
are:—Plumstead 113 notifications per 10,000 of population, Holborn 94, Limehous ???
91, Mile End 90, Poplar 89, Hackney 88, City 85, Newington 84, and Woolwich 8 ???
The greatest diphtheria prevalence in 1892 was in Bethnal Green 43 per 10,000 ???
population, Woolwich 39, Whitechapel 35, and Hammersmith 33. The greates
enteric fever prevalence was in Rotherhithe 12.8 per 10,000 of population, Poplar 1 ???
Bethnal Green 8.21, City of London 8.09, Hackney 8.06, and Mile End 7.35. Th ???
decrease of enteric-fever prevalence throughout London in 1892, as compared with
1891, and previous years, is very satisfactory, since it is of all diseases, putting asid ???
the effect of vaccination upon small-pox, the one which is most directly and largel ???
affected by sanitary measures. This decline is the best test available of the efficac ???
of sanitary administration, and is a measure of so much more careful sewerage ???
better water-supply, and other sanitary improvements.
The rate of notified cases of infectious disease, occurring within the Parish
removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board and other infectious hospitals during
1892 was 67 per cent.