Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 16.
Localities | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia *(origin uncertain) | Epidemic Diarrhoea & Epidemic Enteritis | Totals | Death Kates from Principal Zymotic Diseases. |
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Church Ward | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 1.51 |
Manor Ward | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 1.15 |
South Ward | — | 2 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1.08 |
Lee Division | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 24 | 1.25 | |
Blackheath Wd. | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1.18 |
Lew. Vill. Wd. | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | — | - | — | 3 | 15 | 1.05 |
Lew. Pk. Wd | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 0.97 |
Brockley Ward | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 0.53 |
Catford Ward | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | 24 | 0.89 |
Lewisham Div. | — | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | 7 | — | 21 | 66 | 0.91 |
Forest Hill Wd. | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 0.44 |
Sydenham Ward | — | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 0.53 |
Sydenham and Forest Hill Div. | — | 6 | - | 9 | 2 | - | — | — | 5 | 22 | 0.49 |
Whole Borough | — | 36 | 11 | 20 | 4 | — | 9 | — | 32 | 112 | 0.82 |
County of London | 13 | 2054 | 362 | 752 | 1631 | 3 | 387 | 6 | 2958 | 8166 | 1.77 |
76 Great Towns | 415 | 5486 | 2160 | 2971 | 4922 | 1742 | 10613 | 28309 | 1.89 |
* Originally Simple Continued Fever