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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Twenty-one deaths were registered during the year. The rate of
mortality was 0.18 per 1,000.
The death-rate for England and Wales was 0.15, for the 96 great
towns 0.16, for the 148 smaller towns 0.14, and for the County of
London 0.22. The disease was most prevalent in the latter part of
the year.
The cases were distributed in the various wards as follows:—
East 48, North 65, North-West 65, South 33, South-East 47, and
South-West 57. Two hundred and ninety-six cases were removed
to hospital.
1920 | Average of previous 10 years | |
---|---|---|
Number of Cases | 11 | 15 |
Number of Deaths | 1 | 4 |
Death-rate per 1,000 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
During the past year we had 11 cases notified, as compared with 8
cases in 1919.
One death was attributed to that disease during the year.
The death-rate for Deptford was 0.01 per 1,000. The case mortality
for 1920 was 9 per cent., compared with 25 per cent, last year.
The rate of mortality for England and Wales was 0.01, for the 96
great towns 0.01, for the 148 smaller towns 0.02, and for the County of
London 0.01.
The cases were distributed in the different wards as follows:—
East 1, North 2, North-West 4, South-East 3 and South 1.
Bacteriological examinations were made of 13 specimens of blood,
of which 2 were found to be positive and 11 negative.
1920 | Average of previous 10 years. | |
---|---|---|
Number of Cases | 82 | 145 |
Number of Deaths | 2 | - |
Eighty-two cases of Erysipelas have been notified during 1920.
I here were two deaths registered from the disease.