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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Year | Enteric Fever | Smallpox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Diarrhcea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | Total | ||||||||
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No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate , | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | |
1918 | 2 | 0.02 | - | - | 19 | 0.19 | 3 | 0.03 | 50 | 0.49 | 12 | 0.12 | 20 | 0.19 | 106 | 1.04 |
1919 | 2 | 0.01 | - | - | 21 | 0.18 | 9 | 0.08 | 1 | 0.01 | 16 | 0.14 | 33 | 0.33 | 82 | 0.74 |
1920 | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | 19 | 0.16 | 2 | 0.02 | 16 | 0.14 | 21 | 0.18 | 39 | 0.34 | 98 | 0.85 |
1921 | 2 | 0.02 | - | - | 1 | 0.01 | 13 | 0.11 | 14 | 0. 12 | 13 | 0.11 | 55 | 0.48 | 98 | 0.86 |
1922 | 2 | 0.02 | - | - | 59 | 0.52 | 11 | 0.10 | 35 | 0.31 | 39 | 0.34 | 11 | 0.10 | 157 | 1.38 |
1923 | 2 | 0.02 | - | - | 8 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.02 | 12 | 0.10 | 33 | 0.29 | 18 | 0.16 | 75 | 0.65 |
1924 | 3 | 0.03 | - | - | 34 | 0.30 | 2 | 0.02 | 15 | 0.13 | 15 | 0.13 | 16 | 0.14 | 85 | 0.74 |
1925 | — | — | - | - | 31 | 0.27 | 3 | 0.03 | 17 | 0.15 | 23 | 0.20 | 12 | 0.10 | 86 | 0.74 |
1926 | 2 | 0.02 | - | - | 31 | 0.27 | 1 | 0.01 | 5 | 0.04 | 19 | 0.16 | 19 | 0.16 | 77 | 0.67 |
1927 | 2 | 0.02 | - | - | — | — | 2 | 0.02 | 11 | 0.10 | 14 | 0.12 | 8 | 0.07 | 37 | 0.33 |
Average for 10 years | 2 | 0.02 | - | - | 22 | 0.20 | 5 | 0.04 | 18 | 0.16 | 20 | 0.18 | 23 | 0.21 | 90 | 0.80 |
1928 | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | 30 | 0.27 | 2 | 0.02 | 15 | 0.13 | 13 | 0.11 | 20 | 0.18 | 81 | 0.72 |