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Camberwell 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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TABLE II.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.
Total Cases Notified in each Locality
(e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District.
Number of Cases Notified.
Notifiable
Disease.
South
Camberwell.
North
Camberwell.
St. George's.
Unattached.
At Ages—Years.
South
Peckham.
North
Peckham.
Dulwich.
65 and
upwards.
At all
Ages.
Under
1.
15 to
25.
25 to
45.
45 to
65.
1 to 5.
5 to 15.
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cholera
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Plague
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diphtheria (including
Membranous Croup)
24
64
116
52
116
87
461
7
142
240
45
2
1
26
...
96
22
Erysipelas
269
6
7
24
30
84
11
20
89
23
57
69
...
55
Scarlet Fever
1,551
324
1,009
143
4
112
294
388
197
244
316
16
...
...
Typhus Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
1
6
8
8
5
Enteric Fever
29
6
12
2
1
...
...
...
...
Relapsing Fever
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Continued Fever
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Puerperal Fever
20
2
6
2
12
2
24
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Corebro-spinal Meningitis
1
4
3
1
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Poliomyelitis
...
5
1
2
2
2
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
39
...
...
...
11
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
39
...
1
3
7
10
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
107
332
175
75
226
138
182
158
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
802
2
21
140
25
23
...
Other forms of Tuberculosis
252
25
51
108
34
24
10
10
20
66
24
81
51
...
...
Totals
3,437
96
550
1,496
409
549
289
48
184
481
904
456
716
696
...

Table: TABLE II.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.

TABLE II.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.

Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Locality (e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District.Total Cases removed to Hospital.
At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.Unattached.
Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
Small-pox................................................
Cholera................................................
Plague................................................
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)461714224045242126641165211687...414
Erysipelas269672430849622112089235769...76
Scarlet Fever1,551163241,009143554...112294388197244316...1,352
Typhus Fever................................................
Enteric Fever29......61292...116885...22
Relapsing Fever...............1...............1.........1
Continued Fever1.............................................
Puerperal Fever24.........420.........262122...19
Corebro-spinal Meningitis4...3...1.....................31...4
Poliomyelitis5122...............2...12......5
Ophthalmia Neonatorum3939..................13710117...3
Pulmonary Tuberculosis802221107140332175252375226138182158......
Other forms of Tuberculosis2522551108342410...102066248151......
Totals3,437965501,49640954928948184481904456716696...1,896