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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Localities | Small-Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia *(origin uncertain) | Epidemic Diarr-hœa& Epidemic Enteritis | Dysentery. | Totals | Death Kates from Principal Zymotic Diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Ward | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 0.74 |
| Manor Ward | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0.28 |
| South Ward | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0.36 |
| Lee Division | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 0.46 |
| Blackheath Wd | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 0.73 |
| Lew. Vill. Wd. | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 22 | 1.50 |
| Lew. Pk Wd. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 0.52 |
| Brockley Ward | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0.61 |
| Catford Ward | — | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 9 | — | 24 | 0.79 |
| Lewisham Div. | 4 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | 4 | — | 22 | — | 66 | 0.84 |
| Forest Hill Wd. | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 20 | 1.09 |
| Sydenham Ward | — | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 25 | 0.94 |
| Sydenham and Forest Hill Div. | — | 19 | 2 | 3 | 13 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 45 | 0 .98 |
| — | — | — | ||||||||||
| County of London | 10 | 1715 | 549 | 553 | 1507 | — | 246 | 3410 | — | 7990 | 1.70 | |
| 76 Great Towns | 51 | 6058 | 2081 | 2527 | 4507 | — | 1252 | 12877 | — | 29353 | 1.88 | |
* Originally termed Simple Continued Fever.