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Southwark 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 40.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1928.
| Disease. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Males. | Females. | Total. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 220 | 264 | 107 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 327 | 346 | 673 | 654 | 3 |
| *Smallpox | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 17 | 261 | 224 | 83 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | - | — | — | — | 312 | 356 | 668 | 666 | 13 |
| Memb. Croup | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 58 | 46 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Measles | 164 | 1298 | 894 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | - | — | — | — | 1177 | 1254 | 2431 | 385 | 72 |
| Malaria | - | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | - |
| Epidemic Diarrhœa | 45 | 44 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 37 | 92 | 27 | 12 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 69 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 4 | - | 222 | 112 | 334 | 203 | 57 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 25 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 15 | 25 | 5 | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | 45 | 45 | 90 | — | 3 |
| Totals | 289 | 1898 | 1430 | 265 | 98 | 96 | 130 | 92 | 57 | 36 | 25 | 6 | — | 2172 | 2250 | 4422 | 2033 | 173 |
| *The Registrar-General's figure for this disease is 21, but 2 cases were returned as not Smallpox. | ||||||||||||||||||