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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| 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 | 1 | 100 | 118 | 58 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 146 | 206 | 352 | 327 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 109 | 153 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 184 | 337 | 337 | 9 |
| Memb. Croup | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| Measles | 121 | 1215 | 716 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1028 | 1070 | 2098 | 883 | 23 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 59 | 127 | 54 | 19 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | 30 | 44 | 74 | 36 | — |
| Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 163 | 1454 | 1008 | 138 | 65 | 61 | 63 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1446 | 1619 | 3065 | 1700 | 58 |