London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Coroner's Court.
VERDICTS IN THE 125 INQUESTS HELD.
Natural causes 57 Accidental causes 39
Suicide while insane 5 Misadventure 2
Inattention at birth 2 Open verdicts 20
OTHER NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
| Ward. | Small Pox. | Erysipelas. | Cerebro-spinal Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Acute Polio Myelitis. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Anthrax | Total. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total. | ||||||
| East | ... | ... | 20 | 31 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 23 | 37 | 60 | |||||
| North | ... | ... | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 21 | 16 | 37 | |||||
| North-West | ... | ... | 16 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 20 | 13 | 33 | |||||
| South | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | 14 | |||||
| South-East | ... | ... | 16 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 17 | 5 | 22 | |||||
| South-West | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||||
| Total | ... | ... | 81 | 65 | 7 | 8 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 4 | 9 | 1 | ... | 95 | 86 | 181 | |||||
| AGES OF PATIENTS NOTIFIED. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & upwards | All ages. | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 47 | 15 | 181 | |||||||||||||||