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Southwark 1919
[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, and for the year under consideration
there is an increase of one.
The total notifications numbered 505 and the deaths 42 for the year.
The percentage of deaths to the cases notified was 8.3.
The annual mortality per 1,000 inhabitants was 0.23.
The number of cases notified as compared with London, during the last ten years was:—
| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 284 | 5,494 | 1915 | 387 | 9,166 |
| 1911 | 293 | 7,389 | 1916 | 442 | 8,754 |
| 1912 | 284 | 7,101 | 1917 | 580 | 8,300 |
| 1913 | 327 | 7,654 | 1918 | 504 | 8,174 |
| 1914 | 338 | 9,118 | 1919 | 505 | 9,479 |
Number of deaths from Diphtheria during the last ten years:—
| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 35 | 434 | 1915 | 37 | 699 |
| 1911 | 30 | 612 | 1916 | 41 | 604 |
| 1912 | 27 | 452 | 1917 | 46 | 580 |
| 1913 | 19 | 431 | 1918 | 41 | 654 |
| 1914 | 37 | 706 | 1919 | 42 | 777 |
Of the 505 cases notified 485, or 96.0 per cent., were removed to
hospital with 36 deaths, a mortality of 7.4 per cent., whilst in the 20
cases treated at home there were 6 deaths, a mortality of 30.0 per cent.
ENTERIC FEYER.
Three deaths from Enteric Fever occurred in the borough during the
year, as against 1, 5 and 2, in the three preceding years.
The total number of cases notified was 12 for the present year, and
8, 10 and 13, for the three preceding years.