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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
Deptford 1915
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| WARDS. | QUARTERS. | YEAR. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March. | June. | Sept. | Dec. | |||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F | Total. | ||||||
| East | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 98 | |||||
| North | 19 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 70 | |||||
| North-West | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 47 | |||||
| South | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 11 | 8 | 19 | |||||
| South-East | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 33 | ||||||
| South-West | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 32 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 38 | 41 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 160 | 139 | 299 | |||||
| AGES OF PATIENTS NOTIFIED. | ||||||||||||||||
| Under l | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & upwards. | All Agea. | |||||||||
| —– | 8 | 45 | 57 | 127 | 57 | 5 | 299 | |||||||||
General Tuberculosis.
Fifty-four deaths were recorded as being due to these diseases.
Of these deaths 11 occurred in the East Ward, 16 in the North,
12 in the North-West, 2 in the South, 5 in the South-East, and 8 in
the South-West.
Twenty-eight deaths were classified as tuberculous meningitis and
26 as other tuberculous diseases.
The following gives the ages at which death occurred:—
| Cause. | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercular Meningitis | 7 | 8 • | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 |
In the following table will be seen the number of cases notified
during each of the four quarters and the ages and sex of the patients.