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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Ages. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Epidemic Diarrhoea and Enteritis. | Dysentry. | Totals in Age Groups. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | - | 2 | - | - | 18 | - | 10 | - | 30 |
| 1 and under 5 years | - | 11 | 6 | 10 | 30 | - | — | - | 57 |
| 5 and under 15 years | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | — | - | 18 |
| 15 and under 25 years | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | |
| 25 years and upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total all ages | - | 17 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 108 |
Note.—Typhus Fever should be included in the list of Principal Zymotic
Diseases. It is omitted in the above table, as no cases occurred
during the year.