Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 41— Continued.
| 1929. | 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. | 5 | 14 | 39 | 11 | 32 | 92 | 18 | 62 | 254 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| July 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,,13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,,20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug. 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 17 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sept 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 14 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 21 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct. 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 12 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 26 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov. 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 29 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 23 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 37 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec. 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 17 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 23 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 8 | 20 | 55 | 20 | 62 | 182 | 72 | 262 | 928 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
20 cases of horsehair weighing 1 ton 13 cwts. 3 qrs. 19 lbs. and
1 box clothing, 1 cricket bag, and 1 basket of clothing were also
disinfected at the Depot.