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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 1915
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915
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The following table shows the death-rates from the Principal zymotic diseases in this Borough, and in the County of London, the 96 Great Towns, and England and Wales:—
| Enteric Fever. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths in 1915 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 23 | 16 |
| Death-rate „ „ | 0.01 | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| Average number of deathsin the ten years, 1903-14 | 3.6 | 22.8 | 9.7 | 27.7 | 23.3 |
| Death-rate, County of London | 0.03 | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.16 |
| ,, 96 Great Towns | 0.04 | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 0.16 |
| „ England and Wales | 0.04 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.15 |