London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 18.
| Ages. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Epidemic Diarrhcea and Enteritis. | Totals in Age Groups. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | - | 7 | - | l | 2 | - | 29 | 39 |
| 1 and under 5 years | - | 27 | 7 | 7 | 2 | l | 3 | 47 |
| 5 and under 15 years | - | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 15 and under 25 years | - | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| 25 years and upwards | - | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| Total all ages | - | 36 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 112 |
Note.—Typhus Fever should he included in the list of Principal Zymotic
Diseases. It is omitted in the above table, as no cases occurred
during the year.