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Deptford 1913

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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recovery or removal of the patient. Where cases were removed to
hospital, the usual routine followed was fumigation, the removal of
infected bedding and clothing to the borough steam disinfector, and,
where necessary, the stripping and limewashing of the infected house
or parts thereof on the certificate of the Medical Officer of Health.

Scarlet Fever.

WARDS.QUARTERS.YEAR.
March.June.Sept.Dec.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Total.
East261210232422195959118
North202211173433302995101196
North-West101417352425283979113192
South422438113624
South-East433842712182543
South-West5376871614363066
Total454852789794111114305334639
AGES OF PATIENTS NOTIFIED.
Under 11-55-1515-2625-4545-6565 & upwards.All Ages.
31704014520....639

Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.

1913.Average for previous 10 years
Number of Cases247220
Number of Deaths2018
Death rate per 1,000 in Deptford0.180.15

These two diseases are grouped together, as they are symptomatic
of each other, and the terms are regarded as synonymous. This
method is also adopted by the Registrar-General, and therefore allows
of comparison. The total number of notifications received was 247,
relating to 247 cases. Of the number notified, 25 were errors of
diagnosis and hospital cases, reducing the number of cases to 222
compared with 165, 152, and 119 for the previous three years.