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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 1902
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1902
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Death Rates from principal Zymotic Diseases and Phthisis, ana Infantile Mortality in the Borough and its Divisions, in the County of London, and in the 76 Great Towns, for the Year 1902.
| Disease. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Div. | Whole Borough | County of London. | 76 Great Towns. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.12 |
| Measles | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.19 |
| Diphtheria | 0.47 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.26 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.36 | 0.47 | 052 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.37 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Epidemic Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.54 |
| Total Zymotic Death Rates | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 2.21 | 2.12 |
| Infantile Mortality Rate | 72 | 142 | 111 | 122 | 139 | 145 |
| Phthisis Death Rate | 0.89 | 1.16 | 1.0 | 1.06 | 1.60 | — |
Comparative Rates for other Boroughs will be found in Table 9.