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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
Southwark 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Estimated population at the middle of 1907 209,781
Total Births in 1907 6,232
Total Deaths in 1907 3,771
Birth Rate for London, 1907 25.6
Do. Southwark, 1907 29.8
Death Rate for London, 1907 l4.6
Do. Southwark, 1907 18.0
Total cases of Infectious Disease notified in 1907—
| Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Membranous Croup. | Relapsing Fever. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Phthisis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... | 1275 | 80 | 417 | 256 | 19 | 5 | ... | 11 | 335 | 2398 |
Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases, compared with London as a whole.
| Total excluding | Phthisis. | 1 Small Pox. | Measles. _ | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Tvphus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Phthisis. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398 | 112 | 35 | 36 | 103 | 11 | 101 | 425 | |||
| The Zymotic Rate per 1000 and Infant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 1.89 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.48 | 2.02 | 142 |
| The Zymotic Rate for the whole of London and Infant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 1.41 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.32 | 1.40 | 115 |