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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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The details of the examinations were as follows:—
| 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| negative | 72 | 148 | 248 | 269 | 392 | |
| positive | 34 | 68 | 93 | 144 | 146 | |
| doubtful | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| negative | 22 | 41 | 55 | 50 | 48 | |
| positive | 7 | 20 | 21 | 36 | 26 | |
| negative | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | |
| positive | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| doubtful | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| negative | _ | __ | 3 | _ | _ | |
| Food Samples, &c. | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | |
| Totals | 144 | 296 | 453 | 538 | 650 | |
SMALL-POX AND CHOLERA.
During the year information was received from various
Port Medical Officers of the arrival in this district of persons
who, during the voyage, had come in contact with small-pox and
cholera patients. These persons were immediately visited, and
kept under observation during the full period of incubation. In
no case was there any development of the disease. The
number of contacts visited was:—Small-pox 2 and Cholera 39.