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Deptford 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table shows the number of notifications received
in each of the last ten years. It will be seen that in 1905 the smallest
number of notifications were received during that period, yet, though
the number received during 1906 was 225 more, I am glad to say we
are 181 below the average for the last ten years :—
Notifications in the Metropolitan Borough of Dfptford
from 1896 to 1906.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Diphtheria. | Membraneous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Measles. | Totals. | Disinfections. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 12 | 419 | 12 | 171 | 759 | .. | 83 | 3 | 18 | .. | .. | 1477 | 898 |
| 1897 | 1 | 464 | 9 | 186 | 632 | .. | 112 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | 1416 | 837 |
| 1898 | .. | 386 | 15 | 154 | 510 | 1 | 102 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | 1178 | 677 |
| 1899 | .. | 406 | 30 | 185 | 756 | .. | 100 | 2 | 12 | .. | .. | 1492 | 844 |
| 1900 | .. | 856 | .. | 171 | 504 | .. | 111 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 1164 | 673 |
| 1901 | 4 | 407 | .. | 78 | 550 | 8 | 60 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1116 | 925 |
| 1902 | 139 | 253 | 4 | 147 | 638 | .. | 73 | .. | 3 | 1119 | .. | 2456 | 1076 |
| 1903 | 2 | 449 | 11 | 134 | 501 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 273 | 1184 | 1164 |
| 1904 | 11 | 186 | 4 | 146 | 501 | .. | 29 | .. | 8 | 304 | 1029 | 1129 | 1507 |
| 1905 | 143 | 6 | 152 | 603 | .. | 33 | .. | 7 | .. | 600 | 946 | 1197 | |
| Averages 1896 to 1906 | 17 | 346 | 9 | 152 | 595 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 8 | 486 | 634 | 1355 | 979 |
| 1906 | 1 | 303 | 8 | 161 | 649 | .. | 40 | .. | 9 | .. | 1007 | 1171 | 1593 |
The amount paid to medical practitioners for notifications during the year was :—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 28 | 13 | 6 |
| Second „ | 24 | 9 | 6 |
| Third „ | 38 | 16 | 6 |
| Fourth ,, | 51 | 8 | 6 |
| £143 | 8 | 0 |
These fees are repaid to the Sanitary Authority by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The arrangement for the bacteriological examination and report
upon doubtful cases of Diphtheria and Enteric Fever, was renewed by
the Council with the Clinical Research Association of No. 1 Southwark
Street, London Bridge.
The number of examinations made by them during the year
ending 29th Debember, 1905, was 147; 137 of them being for