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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Wards | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Polio-Myelitis or polio-Encephalitis | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 | — | — | l | — | — | 18 | |
| 2 Manor | 34 | 18 | l | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 63 |
| 3 South | 16 | 9 | l | 1 | — | — | — | 27 |
| Lee Division | 59 | 35 | 2 | 8 | l | 2 | 1 | 108 |
| 4 Blackheath | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | — | 22 |
| 5 Lewisham Village | 33 | 17 | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | 63 |
| 6 Lewisham Park | 94 | 40 | 7 | 15 | — | 1 | — | 157 |
| 7 Brockley | 95 | 31 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 136 |
| 8 Catford | 187 | 99 | 18 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 318 |
| Blackheath & Lewisham Division | 412 | 202 | 27 | 46 | l | 6 | 2 | 696 |
| 9 Forest Hill | 101 | 96 | 3 | 11 | _ | — | 1 | 212 |
| 10 Sydenham | 104 | 71 | — | 19 | l | 3 | 1 | 199 |
| Sydenham & Forest Hill Division | 205 | 167 | 3 | 30 | l | 3 | 2 | 411 |