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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA
| Tear | Number Immunised | No. of cases of Diphtheria Notified. | No. of Deaths from Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 836 | 314 | 14 |
| 1936 | 448 | 247 | 4 |
| 1937 | 1,027 | 328 | 11 |
| 1938 | 1,406 | 469 | 23 |
| 1939 | 686 | 137 | 8 |
| 1940 | 220 | 78 | 6 |
| 1941 | 3,100 | 82 | 8 |
| 1942 | 5,104 | 55 | 11 |
| 1943 | 5,359 | 26 | 0 |
NOTE; The Diphtheria Immunisation Scheme was adopted by the Council
in March 1935.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of new cases notified during the year 1943 and the number of deaths (together with comparative figures for the previous year) were as follows
| NEW CASES NOTIFIED | DEATHS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 1943 | 1942 | 1943 | |
| Pulmonary | 284 | 327 | 118 | 128 |
| Non-pulmonary | 70 | 76 | 13 | 22 |
| TOTALS | 354 | 403 | 131 | 150 |