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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The Outbreak of Enteric Fever.
Daring the greater part of 1929 no case of Enteric Fever
was notified in Sydenham, which subsequently suffered in October
from an outbreak of this disease. The subjoined table gives
the notifications of Enteric Fever received in each of the
months for 1929, from January to August, and in each week
from September to December, and shows the sudden development
of the outbreak.
Table II.
Showing the notifications received in each of the months for 1929, from January to August, and in each week from September to December, 1929.
| Period. | Sydenham. | Remainder of Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notified Cases of Enteric Fever. | Notified cases of Enteric Fever. | ||
| 1929 | |||
| — | — | - | |
| — | — | 1* | |
| — | — | 1** | |
| — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | |
| — | — | ||
| — | — | 1* | |
| — | — | — | |
| ,, 14 | — | — | 1 |
| ,, 21 | — | — | — |
| ,, 28 | — | — | — |
| — | — | ||
| ,, 12 | 11 | — | — |
| ,, 19 | 5 | — | |
| — | |||
| — | |||
| - | — | ||
| ,, 16 | 1 | — | |
| — | — | 1 | |
| — | — | ||
| — | — | — | |
| ,, 14 | - | — | |
| - - | |||
* Final diagnosis not Enteric Fever.
** Final diagnosis Paratyphoid Fever.