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, Borough of]
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TABLE 32.—
| 1906. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Verminous Persons. | Other Diseases, &c. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Ending. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. |
| Brt. frwd. | 76 | 234 | 650 | 33 | 101 | 298 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 49 | 17 | 66 | 174 |
| July 6 | 10 | 44 | 120 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| „ 13 | 10 | 28 | 70 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | - | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| „ 20 | 12 | 31 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | — | — |
| „ 27 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Aug. 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ 10 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| „ 17 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 4 | 12 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 24 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ 31 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Sept. 7 | 8 | 27 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| „ 14 | 10 | 25 | 80 | 5 | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — |
| „ 21 | 10 | 32 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| „ 28 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 30 | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Oct. 5 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 12 | 5 | 18 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 19 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 26 | 10 | 30 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov. 2 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 9 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| „ 16 | 3 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 23 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 30 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. 7 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 21 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| „ 28 | 5 | 12 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 223 | 680 | 1883 | 72 | 211 | 609 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 36 | 75 | 92 | 24 | 91 | 224 |
Average Number
of days each per
son was resident
2-8 days
2-9 days
2-6 days
1-2 days
2-5 days