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 the year 1908
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Notifiable Disease | Cases notified in whole district | Total cases notified in each locality | No. of cases removed to hospital from each locality | |||||||||||
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At all Ages | At Ages—Years | North Deptford | South Deptford | Central Deptford | North Deptford | South Deptford | Central Deptford | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | I5 to 25 | 25 to 63 | 65 and upwards | |||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | • •• | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 197 | 6 | 59 | 111 | 15 | 6 | ... | 62 | 41 | 94 | 54 | 34 | 80 | 168 |
Membraneous croup | 10 | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Erysipelas | 168 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 114 | 8 | 65 | 28 | 75 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet fever | 723 | 6 | 204 | 437 | 52 | 24 | ... | 192 | 218 | 313 | 180 | 169 | 282 | 631 |
Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteric fever | 29 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | ... | 8 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Puerperal fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 1131 | 17 | 280 | 569 | 57 | 160 | 8 | 331 | 297 | 503 | 241 | 209 | 376 | 826 |