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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| WARD or DISTRICT. | Cerebro Spinal Fever. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Phthisis. | Pneumonia & Bronchitis. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Polio Myelitis. | Encephalitis Lethargica. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 34 | 67 | 84 | 20 | — | — |
| St. Paul | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 56 | 73 | 13 | — | — |
| St. Peter | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 42 | 53 | 9 | — | 1 |
| St. John | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 24 | 16 | 73 | 17 | — | — |
| Trinity | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 21 | 38 | 61 | 10 | — | 1 |
| All Saints | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 12 | — | 1 |
| St. Michael | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - | 4 | 27 | 53 | 67 | 15 | — | — |
| St. Jude | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 15 | 34 | 61 | 12 | — | — |
| St. George | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 8 | 16 | 40 | 50 | 14 | — | — |
| Christchurch | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 5 | — | — |
| St. Saviour | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 8 | — | — |
| Borough | 10 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 49 | 1 | 41 | 232 | 463 | 659 | 135 | - | 3 |