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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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The annual death-rate at all ages from Diarrhæa per 1,000 living
was 0.57.

Table: Deaths from diarrhæa during the last ten years:—

Deaths from diarrhæa during the last ten years:—

1910901915148
19113311916107
1912951917108
1913205191881
19142071919104

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WHOOPING COUGH.
This disease has also decreased during 1919, the deaths being 10
for the year.
The annual death-rate per 1,000 living was 0.05.

Table: Deaths from Whooping Cough for the last ten years:—

Deaths from Whooping Cough for the last ten years:—

191060191546
191164191644
191249191735
1913381918129
191459191910

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ACUTE POLIO-MYELITIS.
During the year 2 cases of this disease were notified, of which one
died and the other on examination four months later was found to be
one of permanent paralysis.