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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Cases of Infectious Disease
Notified to the Medical Officer of Health for the Borough of Southwark, during the year 1919, occurring
in the several wards:—
| WARD. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Memb. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Polio-Myelitis. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Anthrax. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Phthisis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Measles. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Epidemic Diarrhoea. | Influenzal Pneumonia. | Primary Pneumonia. | Malaria. | Dysentery. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary | 65 | 55 | — | - | - | — | 24 | 4 | — | 11 | 72 | 23 | 83 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 6 | — | 392 |
| St. Paul | 73 | 41 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | — | 8 | 42 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | — | 300 |
| St. Peter | 128 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 7 | 48 | 21 | 85 | — | 30 | 10 | 10 | 12 | — | 450 |
| St. John | 130 | 94 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 16 | 80 | — | 38 | 18 | 6 | 6 | — | 467 |
| Trinity | 40 | 27 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | — | 2 | 30 | 18 | 127 | — | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | — | 365 |
| All Saints | 76 | 53 | 3 | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 84 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 362 | |
| St. Michael | 96 | 57 | 1 | - | - | — | 25 | 2 | — | 6 | 68 | 26 | 66 | — | 21 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 402 |
| St. Jude | 46 | 33 | — | 2 | - | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 42 | 12 | 38 | — | 20 | 15 | 4 | 12 | — | 235 |
| St. George | 58 | 35 | — | — | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | — | 3 | 56 | 20 | 80 | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | 325 |
| Christchurch | 44 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 23 | 8 | 31 | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | 151 |
| St. Saviour | 43 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 8 | 11 | — | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 141 |
| Borough | 799 | 500 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 209 | 19 | 2 | 55 | 494 | 183 | 730 | 3 | 252 | 149 | 78 | 86 | 6 | 3590 |