[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of].

  • Southwark (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1915?]
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    56 The percentage of deaths to the cases notified was 11.0. The annual mortality per 1,000 living was 0.20. The number of cases notified as compare 1 with London, during the last ten years was :— In Southwark. In London. In Southwark. In London. 1905 304 6,482 1910 284 5.494 1906 401 8,045 1911 293 7,389 1907 422 8,771 1912 284 7,101 1908 270 8,002 1913 327 7,654 1909 256 6,685 1914 338 9,118 Number of deaths from Diphtheria during the last ten years:— In Southwark. In London. In Southwark. In London. 1905 44 546 1910 35 434 1906 31 691 1911 30 612 1907 36 781 1912 27 452 190S 32 724 1913 19 431 1909 33 605 1914 37 706 Of the 338 cases notified 330, or 97.6 per cent., were removed to hospital with 34 deaths, a mortality of 10.3 per cent., whilst in the 8 cases treated at home there were 3 deaths, a mortality of 375 per cent. The wards most affected were in the order named. ENTERIC FEVER. The deaths from Enteric Fever in the borough during the year numbered 2, as against 6, 4 and 5. in the three preceding years. The total number of cases notified was 24 for the present year, and 39, 39 and 45, for the three preceding years. The annual mortality per 1,000 living was 0.01.