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 Camberwell.
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TABLE III.-CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1907.
Cases Notified in Whole District.
Total Cases Notified in each
Locality.
No. of Cases Removed to
Hospital from each
Locality.
At all
Ages.
At Ages—Years.
Dulwich.
South
Camberwell.
North
Camberwell.
South
Peckham.
North
Peckham.
St. George's.
Dulwich.
South
Camberwell.
North
Camberwell.
South
Peckham.
North
Peckham.
St. George's.
Notifiable
Disease.
Under
1.
1 to 5.
5 to 15.
15 to
25.
25 to
65.
65 and
upwards.
Small-pox
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cholera
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diphtheria(including)
Membranous Croup
54
192
101
89
88
35
21
...
24
36
61
98
90
20
87
410
9
153
29
Erysipelas
268
11
24
164
7
23
71
54
1
2
11
14
14
12
8
28
33
76
37
1,572
951
89
247
380
196
462
185
316
176
418
Scarlet Fever
12
423
128
58
198
55
168
...
Typhus Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
10
Enteric Fever
82
4
16
24
38
9
12
21
13
7
18
17
11
9
18
7
...
...
Relapsing Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
Continued Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Puerperal Fever
16
...
10
3
6
2
2
3
3
1
6
...
...
...
5
...
...
...
...
Plague
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Epidemic Cerebro-
Spinal Meningitis
1
1
2
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
2
3
1
...
...
...
...
...
2,351
33
221
223
299
530
Totals
589
1,184
291
33
129
315
573
322
391
621
83
429
257
TABLE III.-CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1907.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Dulwich. | South Camberwell. | North Camberwell. | South Peckham. | North Peckham. | St. George's. | Dulwich. | South Camberwell. | North Camberwell. | South Peckham. | North Peckham. | St. George's. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||
Small-pox | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria(including) Membranous Croup | 410 | 9 | 153 | 192 | 35 | 21 | ... | 24 | 36 | 101 | 61 | 98 | 90 | 20 | 29 | 89 | 54 | 87 | 88 | 367 |
Erysipelas | 268 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 164 | 33 | 7 | 23 | 76 | 37 | 71 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 54 |
Scarlet Fever | 1,572 | 12 | 423 | 951 | 128 | 58 | ... | 89 | 247 | 380 | 198 | 196 | 462 | 55 | 185 | 316 | 168 | 176 | 418 | 1,318 |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | 82 | ... | 4 | 16 | 24 | 38 | ... | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 70 |
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
Totals | 2,351 | 33 | 589 | 1,184 | 221 | 291 | 33 | 129 | 315 | 573 | 322 | 391 | 621 | 83 | 223 | 429 | 257 | 299 | 530 | 1,821 |