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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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| Age Periods. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number, of Cases. | Percentage to Total Cases | Number of Cases. | Percentage to Total Cases. | |
| Under 1 year | 4 | 0.68 | 1 | 0.35 |
| 1 to 2 years | 17 | 2.91 | 5 | 1.74 |
| 2 ,, 3 ,, | 24 | 4.10 | 15 | 5.23 |
| 3 ,, 4 ,, | 49 | 8.39 | 23 | 8.01 |
| 4 „ 5 „ | 55 | 9.41 | 29 | 10.10 |
| 5 „ 10 „ | 244 | 41.78 | 132 | 45.99 |
| 10 „ 15 „ | 96 | 16.43 | 41 | 14.28 |
| 15 „ 25 „ | 65 | 11.13 | 22 | 7.66 |
| 25 years and over | 30 | 5.13 | 19 | 6.62 |
| At all ages | 584 | 100.00 | 287 | 100.00 |
Attack Rates represent the number of cases occurring to
every 1,000 persons living at all ages. These rates are useful
for comparison with other Boroughs in regard to the incidence of
infectious diseases. (See Table 23).
The attack rate from all infectious diseases (excluding
Puerperal Fever) during the year amounted to 6.31 per 1,000
of the population, compared with 6.08 in 1906, and 5.88 in
1905. This slight increase is due to a small rise in the attack
rates from both Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria as will be seen in
Table 23. The attack rate for the County of London was 8.61,
compared with 7.42 in 1906.
The attack rates for the Wards will be found in Table
22. It will be seen that Lewisham Park Ward had the largest