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 1909
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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 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards | |||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 185 | 1 | 69 | 91 | 15 | 9 | ... | 47 | 54 | 84 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 153 |
Membraneous croup | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 |
Erysipelas | 179 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 115 | 17 | 81 | 31 | 67 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
Scarlet fever | 373 | 11 | 98 | 221 | 27 | 16 | ... | 138 | 104 | 131 | 133 | 75 | 110 | 318 |
Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric fever | 33 | ... | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued fever | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Puerperal fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Phthisis | 172 | ... | 2 | 18 | 19 | 123 | 10 | 81 | 24 | 67 | 36 | 8 | 34 | 78 |
Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 963 | 17 | 187 | 354 | 94 | 283 | 28 | 369 | 227 | 367 | 240 | 138 | 222 | 600 |