Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1904
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Table 21.
Attack rates
Wards. | Diseases | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Small.Pox | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas | Total | |||||||||||||||
1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | |
Church | 1.37 | — | — | 5.05 | 1.66 | 0.74 | 3.37 | 3.02 | 0.74 | 0.30 | 0.15 | — | — | — | 0 .15 | 0.76 | 0.60 | 0 .45 | 10.87 | 5.44 | 2.08 |
Manor | 0.53 | — | — | 6.69 | 4.44 | 2.25 | 5.09 | 4.44 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.43 | — | — | — | — | 0.87 | 0.56 | — | 13.53 | 9.88 | 2.53 |
South | 0.18 | — | — | 5.06 | 2.70 | 2.87 | 3.79 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.54 | — | 0 .36 | — | — | — | 1.08 | 0.18 | — | 10.66 | 3.96 | 4.30 |
Blackheath | 0.58 | — | — | 5.17 | 2.80 | 2.20 | 2.36 | 3.39 | 1.17 | 0.44 | 0.29 | — | — | — | 0.15 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 1.17 | 9.16 | 6.92 | 4.70 |
Lewisham Village | 0.35 | — | — | 2.62 | 1.96 | 3.39 | 1.98 | 3.64 | 0.62 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0 .27 | — | 0.14 | — | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 6.32 | 6.87 | 5.05 |
Lewisham Park | 0.96 | _ | _ | 5.16 | 4.25 | 2.29 | 3.14 | 1.12 | 0.90 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0 .07 | _ | _ | _ | 0.88 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 10.65 | 6.19 | 3.82 |
Brockley | 0.44 | - | — | 4.40 | 2.40 | 3.87 | 5.21 | 1.42 | 0.97 | 0.62 | 0.17 | 0 .17 | 0.26 | — | 0.09 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 11.51 | 4.44 | 5.53 |
Catford | 0.78 | — | — | 6.55 | 5.43 | 1.90 | 2.72 | 1.25 | 0.83 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0 .10 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.98 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 11.60 | 7.68 | 3. 43 |
Forest Hill | 0.05 | 0.05 | — | 3.09 | 2.47 | 1.97 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.71 | 3.16 | 0.16 | 0 .22 | 0.11 | - | 0.11 | 0. 60 | 1.04 | 0.88 | 4.96 | 4.73 | 3.89 |
Sydenham | 0.89 | — | — | 4.78 | 2.57 | 1.96 | 2.76 | 1.32 | 0.96 | 0.66 | 0.53 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0. 04 | 0.97 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 10.22 | 5.04 | 3. 81 |
Whole Borough | 0.63 | 0.00 | — | 4.81 | 3.28 | 2.29 | 2.83 | 1.83 | 0.83 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0. 16 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.84 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 9.68 | 6.09 | 3 .93 |