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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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Age Periods of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria, notified during the year 1915.
| Age Periods. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases. | Percentage to Total Cases | Number of Cases. | Percentage to Total Cases. | |
| Under 1 year | l | 0.21 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 1 to 2 years | 7 | 1.50 | 4 | 1.60 |
| 2 „ 3 „ | 11 | 2.34 | 10 | 4.00 |
| 8 ,, 4 ,, | 31 | 6.59 | 12 | 4.80 |
| 1 ,, 5 ,, | 36 | 7.66 | 21 | 8.40 |
| 5 „ 10 „ | 213 | 45.32 | 98 | 39.20 |
| 10 „ 15 „ | 99 | 21.06 | 53 | 21.20 |
| 15 „ 25 „ | 44 | 9.36 | 27 | 10.80 |
| 25 years and over | 28 | 5.96 | 23 | 9.20 |
| At all ages | 470 | 100.00 | 250 | 100.00 |
Attack Rates represent the number of cases occurring to
every 1,000 persons living at all ages.
The attack rate from all infectious diseases (excluding
Puerperal Fever and Chicken-pox) during the year amounted to
5.28 per 1,000 of the population, compared with 9.00 in 1914 and
7.02 in 1913. The attack rate for the County of London was
7.69 compared with 9.01 in 1914.
The attack rates for the Wards will be found on page
56. It will be seen that Sydenham Ward had the largest
number of cases in proportion to its population, having an
attack rate of 7.99 per 1,000. The lowest attack rate was
in Church Ward, 2.04 per 1,000.