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Southwark 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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ENTERIC FEVER.
No case of Enteric Fever was notified during the year. The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—
| Notified. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5 | 1 |
| 1932 | 2 | — |
| 1933 | 6 | 3 |
| 1934 | — | — |
| 1935 | 3 | - |
DIPHTHERIA.
Three hundred and sixty-two cases of this disease were notified, with
14 deaths. The annual death-rate per 1,000 population was 0.08 for
England and Wales; 0.06 for London; and 0.09 for Southwark
Antitoxin is supplied free of charge and 24 phials of 8,000 units have
been supplied to Medical Practitioners in the Borough during the year.
The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows—
| Notified. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 426 | 8 |
| 1932 | 448 | 14 |
| 1933 | 486 | 12 |
| 1934 | 600 | 21 |
| 1935 | 362 | 14 |
SCHICK TESTING AND DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION CLINIC.
This Clinic is held every Thursday afternoon at Sutherland House.
Dr. Porter Smith is the Medical Officer in charge of the session.
The attendances are gradually increasing, 394 persons having attended
during the year.
The number of patients tested and immunised during the last six
years is set out in the following table:—