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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 1924

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

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Table: TABLE 20— Continued.

TABLE 20— Continued.

1924.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Small Pox.Other Diseases, &c.Verminous Persons.
Week Ending.No. of Families.No. of Persons.No. of Days.No. of Families.No. of Persons.No. of Days.No. of Families.No. of Persons.No. of Days.No. of Families.No. of Persons.No. of Days.No. of Families.No. of Persons.No. of Days.
Brt. frwd.15501431957163———3920-——
July 5-——3717---------
„ 12139—----------—
„ 19-——3824————-———-
„ 26239124---------
Aug. 2————•——————————-
„ 91515-----126——-
„ 162718———————-———-
„ 23———-————————124
„ 301412.-—————-—————
Sept. 6———139--------—
„ 13———2515--------—
„ 20126————————————
„ 27--------------—
Oct. 41243725--------—
„ 113927126---------
„ 182721126——--——-——
,, 252618112--------—
Nov. 12721-----------—
„ 8126148--------—
„ 15———124---------
„ 22———31044--------—
„ 29———124---------
Dec. 6———1412--------—
„ 13———2615--------—
„ 20———----------——
„ 27128124--------—
Jan. 3———3824--
Total3510931748132386——-41126124

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1 ton 17 cwt. 3 qrs. 25 lbs. of horse hair and 33 cases of tins and 9
bags of furs were also disinfected at the Depots.
1 bundle of pieces and 29 bundles of furs were destroyed.
PHTHISIS.
Table 24.
A summary of the cases notified and other particulars in connection
therewith during the year 1924.
Notified cases remaining
in district
at end of 1923.
Cases notified
during 1924.
Old cases returned
home from
Infirmary.
Visits paid at
the homes of
patients.
Cases removed to
Infirmary.
Cases removed
from Southwark
or which died
at home.
Notified cases
remaining in
Southwark at end
of 1924.
Rooms periodically
sprayed and otherwise
disinfected.
Rooms stripped
on termination
of cases.
890
427
212
11,260
267
446
816
6,357
88