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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The following table shows the death-rates from the principal zymotic diseases in this Borough, and in the County of London, the 97 Great Towns, and England and Wales:—
| Enteric Fever. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths in 1914 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 |
| Death-rate „ „ | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| Average number of deaths in the ten years, 1903 14 | 3.9 | 21.9 | 9.7 | 27.8 | 22.5 |
| Death-rate, County of Loudon | 0.03 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.16 |
| ,, 97 Great Towns | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.16 |
| „ England and Wales | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.14 |