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Southwark 1919

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

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Table: TABLE 12.Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1919.

TABLE 12.

Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1919.

DiseaseCases notified in whole District.Total Cases notified in each locality.Number 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 Neonatorum)55....................................2827551187625643123251122111221
Small-Pox.....................................................................................................................
Scarlet Fever51933901513310125...............339460799657312813040769646584443606012212138749536574241746
Enteric Fever......1311312............3912...1...423...2............1...423...2.........12
Diphtheria101482018022181272............21029050055417294275357333514195139699027515332351419480
Memb. Croup...23..............................325.........4......1.....................4......1............5
Erysipelas68101697193039342110...8212720924202721231625728810....................................
Puerperal Fever...............586..................191944...2222...3......34...2222...3......18
Cerebro-Spinal Fever211.........11...............336...1......21......2.........1......21......1......5
Phthisis3142424365510691694722212971974947242484030506842562323....................................
Other Tuberculosis53258331471278412...1077618323122116181926122088....................................
Measles463722781278511............35038073083458580127846638803111....................................
Anthrax...............11..................2...2.........1...1........................1...1...............2
Polio-Myelitis11....................................22.........1...............1............1...............1...2
Polio-Encephalitis.....................................................................................................................
Epid. Diarrhæa1021235722...72...2......119133252311530384620212012613....................................
Encph. Lethar1......1............1............12311.........1..................1.........1...............2
Infl. Pneumonia5241681211231914863...79701491312101830187151187....................................
Prm. Pneumonia19109441010109...2...4632784111061061041133....................................
Malaria...............2234227............86...86614126661312641....................................
Dysentery...............222...............6...6...............14.........1....................................
Totals2429279973441411532482091551025219117611829359039230045046736536240223532515114111710819622472135153719758621293