London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| ward. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Phthisis. | Pneumonia & Bronchitis. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 41 | 76 | 30 | 22 |
| St. Paul | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 24 | 72 | 21 | 13 |
| St. Peter | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 6 | 23 | 58 | 13 | 3 |
| St. John | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | 11 | 30 | 67 | 27 | 14 |
| Trinity | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 15 | 29 | 62 | 25 | 14 |
| All Saints | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 22 | 80 | 23 | 12 |
| St. Michael | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 43 | 70 | 32 | 19 |
| St. Jude | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 56 | 18 | 17 |
| St. George | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 | 37 | 59 | 20 | 17 |
| Christchurch | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 8 |
| St. Saviour | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 7 |
| Borough | 19 | 4 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 104 | 311 | 660 | 231 | 146 |