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Southwark 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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DIPHTHERIA.
There has been a distinct increase during the last few years in the
number of cases of Diphtheria notified, although for the particular year
under consideration there is a slight decrease both in notifications and
deaths.
The total notifications numbered 501 and the deaths 41 for the year
The percentage of deaths to the cases notified was 8-1.
The annual mortality per 1,000 inhabitants was 0-25.
Summary of Notifications during the period from the 31st December, 1917, to the 28th December, 1918,
in the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark.
| Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||
| Age-periods | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 & upwards | Total Privatry Notifications. | Under 5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | Total Primary Notifications. | ||||
| Pulmonary Males | 4 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 42 | 21 | 352 | 382 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 70 | |
| „ Females | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 49 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 221 | 238 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 55 | 47 |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | 5 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 10 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 96 | 101 | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| ,, Females | 1 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | - | 79 | 83 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
Number of deaths from Diphtheria during the last ten years:—
In Southwark.
In London.
In Southwark.
In London.
1909
33
605
1914
37
706
1910
35
434
1915
37
699
1911
30
612
1916
41
604
1912
27
452
1917
46
580
1913
19
431
1918
41
654
Of the 504 cases notified 489, or 97.0 per cent., were removed to
hospital with 40 deaths, a mortality of 8.1 per cent., whilst in the 15
cases treated at home there was 1 death, a mortality of 6.6 per cent.
ENTERIC FEVER.
Only 1 death from Enteric Fever occurred in the borough during the
year, as against 5, 2 and 3, in the three preceding years.
The total number of cases notified was 8 for the present year, and
10, 13 and 23, for the three preceding years.