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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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TABLE 12.
Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases in
the various Wards for 1936.
| WARD OR DISTRICT. | Influenza. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| St. Paul | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| St. Peter | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| St. John | — | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Trinity | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| St. Michael | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| St. Jude | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| St. George | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| Christchurch | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| St. Saviour | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Borough | 18 | 23 | — | 9 | 16 | 1 | 19 |
TABLE 13.
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY FOR THE SANITARY AREA, 1936. Showing the localities where the deaths occurred.
| Locality. | Influenza. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Dulwich Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lambeth Hospital | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Newington Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evelina Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Guy's Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Belgrave Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Royal Waterloo | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| L.C.C. Hospitals, etc. | — | 19 | — | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| St. Giles' Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Rotherithe Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 18 | 23 | — | 9 | 16 | 1 | 19 |