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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 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 22.Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 4918.

TABLE 22.

Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 4918.

DiseaseCases notified in whole District.Total Cases notified in each locality.N umber of cases removed to Hospital from each locality.
St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saints' Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christchurch Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saint's Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christchurch Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
At ages—Years.Sex.At all ages.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-Male.Female.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum45....................................28174584562626312....................................
Small-Pox..................................................................................................................
Scarlet Fever7168325108191484...............3003536534937711194811269566982247346511746109605166899625
Enteric Fever...111...1211............358...1.........241........................241.........7
Diphtheria111941766715111132......1...23325849171267449245255405115346826724624475440511533476
Memb. Croup...841...........................85132...13114...1......2...13114...1......13
Erysipelas98856491321262711345105150181725159181681284....................................
Puerperal Fever............1524..................1212...12...114111......12...114...1......10
Cerebro-Spinal Fever32...1......1..................437111...1111.........111...1111.........7
Phthisis11431233864119113945228113572225796965705850438045403425....................................
Other Tuberculosis64965401583324.........104911952921123019,219,7161755....................................
Continued Fever............1........................1...1........................1..........................................
Measles1551376777722517173...............11871255244239930521031926616824915718910582....................................
Anthrax.....................................................................................................................
Polio-Myelitis. . ...................................................................................................................
Polio-Encephalitis.....................................................................................................................
Typhus Fever.....................................................................................................................
Chicken Pox161067817411..................115108223181375512173613102913....................................
Epid. Diarrhœa.41721141......1...............70601301472713141011193102....................................
Totals29419981476339125125173145120825513424552494494967849850566744045255136339021618911862141166731611279311923551138