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 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE IV.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Mcaales. | Scarlatina. | Diptheria. | Whooping Cough. | Cholera. | Diarrhoea. | Fever. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 19 | - | 13 | 13 |
| 1860 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | - | 2 | 18 |
| 1861 | 2 | — | 6 | 12 | 14 | - | 13 | 14 |
| 1862 | — | 13 | 21 | 10 | 7 | -- | 12 | 16 |
| 1863 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 14 | - | 17 | 11 |
| 1864 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 19 |
| 1865 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 14 | — | 32 | 16 |
| 1866 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 23 | 11 |
| 1867 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | — | 25 | 26 |
| 1868 | - | 34 | 77 | 6 | 8 | — | 29 | 25 |
| 1869 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 7 | 27 | — | 15 | 28 |
| 1870 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 14 | — | 48 | 22 |