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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
Deptford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Malaria.
Made notifiable originally to give information of cases of soldiers
who had contracted Malaria abroad, the number of cases decreases
each year. Since the 1st January, 1928, Malaria, induced therapeutically,
is notifiable if liable to recur.
Average 1920-1924. 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
Cases 8 5 8 6 1 Nil
No deaths have been registered from this cause.
Dysentery.
The figures are as follows:-
1920-1924 (total) 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
Cases 3 - 3 1 3 -
Deaths - - 1 1 -
| Average 1920-1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 66 | 48 | 125 | 54 | 113 | 33 |
| Deaths | 28 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 17 |
All cases of Infantile Diarrhoea are investigated by the Health
Visitors with the object of securing nursing assistance or hospital
treatment where such is required. Insanitary conditions are passed to
the District Sanitary Inspector to be dealt with.
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average 1915-1924 | 7 | 4 | 1.6 |
| 1925 | 17 | 7 | 3.2 |
| 1926 | 10 | 2 | 0.9 |
| 1927 | 2 | - | - |
| 1928 | 10 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 1929 | 1 | 0.5 |