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Deptford 1908

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908

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Table: Table No. 3. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. (This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board). CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 2ND, 1909.

Table No. 3. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. (This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board). CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 2ND, 1909.

Notifiable DiseaseCases notified in whole districtTotal cases notified in each localityNo. of cases removed to hospital from each locality
At all AgesAt Ages—YearsNorth DeptfordSouth DeptfordCentral DeptfordNorth DeptfordSouth DeptfordCentral DeptfordTotal Cases Removed to Hospital.
Under 11 to 55 to 15I5 to 2525 to 6365 and upwards
Small-pox.................................• ••......
Cholera..........................................
Diphtheria197659111156...624194543480168
Membraneous croup10...91......3251236
Erysipelas1685713211148652875............
Scarlet fever72362044375224...192218313180169282631
Typhus fever.......................................
Enteric fever29...11713...881364919
Relapsing fever..........................................
Continued fever.......................................
Puerperal fever4.........13...1...3......22
Plague..........................................
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.............................................
Totals113117280569571608331297503241209376826