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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Four cases of Encephalitis Lethargica were notified with 2 deaths.
Deaths during the last five vears:—
1924 9
1925 5
1926 3
1927 4
1928 2
No cases of Polio-Myelitis or Polio-Encephalitis were notified
during the year.
ACUTE PRIMARY AND INFLUENZAL PNEUMONIA.
334 cases were notified during the year. 203 of these were removed
to hospital or infirmary. There were 57 deaths of these notified cases.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Ten cases were notified during the year, with 6 deaths.
In each case of death the circumstances were investigated by
myself and the full facts reported to the Maternal Mortality Committee
of the Ministry of Health in accordance with their instructions.
All the 10 cases were removed to hospital.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Fifty-eight cases have been notified. Forty-six were removed to
hospital and 12 kept at home.