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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 1909
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1909
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number of cases in proportion to its population, having an
attack rate of 10-93 per 1,000. The lowest attack rate was
in Lewisham Village Ward, 4.63 per 1,000.
| Wards. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Church | 25 | 16 | - | 1 | - | - | 42 |
| 2 Manor | 32 | 22 | 2 | 9 | - | - | 65 |
| 3 South | 40 | 10 | - | 7 | - | - | 57 |
| Lee Division | 97 | 48 | 2 | 17 | - | - | 164 |
| 4 Blackheath | 33 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | 47 |
| 5 Lewisham Village | 39 | 26 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 72 |
| 6 Lewisham Park | 154 | 42 | 1 | 16 | - | - | 213 |
| 7 Brockley | 74 | 26 | 1 | 12 | - | - | 113 |
| 8 Catford | 223 | 103 | 4 | 21 | - | 1 | 352 |
| Blackheath and Lewisham Division | 523 | 202 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 797 |
| 9 Forest Hill | 73 | 36 | 3 | 10 | — | - | 122 |
| 10 Sydenham | 210 | 75 | 4 | 16 | 2 | - | 307 |
| Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | 283 | 111 | 7 | 26 | 2 | - | 429 |
| Whole Borough | 903 | 361 | 16 | 105 | 4 | 1 | 1390 |