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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 1911
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Infectious Diseases, 1911.
| Disease. | Total number of notifications received. | Relating to cases. | Errors of diagnosis and cases occurring in hospital | Nett number of cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-Pox | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 164 | 159 | 7 | 152 |
| Erysipelas | 202 | 177 | — | 177 |
| Scarlet Fever | 386 | 369 | 20 | 349 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 15 | 13 | — | 13 |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Plague | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — |
| Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — |
| Glanders | — | — | — | — |
| Phthisis | 507 | 335 | — | 335 |
| Chicken Pox | 165 | 157 | — | 157 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | 15 | — | 15 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 1466 | 1233 | 27 | 1206 |
| Previous Year | 825 | 692 | 50 | 642 |