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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
Lewisham 1901
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1901
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| Division. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | "Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria | Typhoid Fever. | Diarrhooal Diseases. | Total Zymotic Death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee | — | ·07 | ·07 | ·11 | ·27 | — | ·27 | ·82 |
| Lewisham | — | ·23 | ·06 | ·18 | ·20 | ·15 | 1·08 | 1·91 |
| Sydenham and Forest Hill | — | ·29 | ·13 | ·31 | ·09 | ·11 | ·72 | 1·67 |
| — |
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* Comparative Rates for other Boroughs will be found in Table 10.
† The Death ·rates are per 1000 persons in each Division and in the whole Borough.