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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 4.
Deaths and Death Rates from Principal Zymotic Diseases in Wards, during the year 1911.
| Localities | Small-Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Enteric Fever | Epidemic Diarrhoea & Epidemic Enteritis | Totals | Death Kates from Principal Zymotic Diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Ward | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 1.17 | |
| Manor Ward | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 1-61 |
| South Ward | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1.10 |
| Lee Division | — | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | 27 | 1.33 |
| Blackheath Wd | — | — | — | 2 | — | _ | 2 | 4 | 0 .61 |
| Lew. Vill. Wd. | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 11 | 0.75 |
| Lew. Pk. Wd. | — | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 14 | 27 | 1.60 |
| Brockley Ward | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | 14 | 0.90 |
| Catford Ward | — | 1 | i | 6 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 43 | 1.09 |
| Lewisham Div. | — | 7 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 99 | 1.07 |
| Forest Hill Wd. | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 0.91 |
| Sydenham Ward | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 1.52 |
| Sydenham and Forest Hill Div. | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 63 | 1.30 |
| Whole Borough | — | 19 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 115 | 187 | 1.16 |