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Camberwell 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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TABLE II.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1915.
TOTAL CASES NOTIFIELD IN EACH LOCALITY
(e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District.
NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIELD.
TOTAL CASES
REMOVED
TO HOSPITAL.
NOTIFIABLE
DISEASE.
South
Camberwell.
North
Camberwell.
St. George's.
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)
11
7
50
123
45
85
71
353
406
7
122
215
44
...
32
49
27
Erysipelas
210
4
2
18
22
53
78
33
3
26
39
66
54
848
3
238
522
59
25
1
71
152
164
158
163
140
756
Scarlet Fever
...
Typhus Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
13
2
Enteric Fever
28
2
5
7
3
2
2
3
6
21
...
...
Relapsing Fever (R); Continued
Fever (c)
(c) 1
(c) 1
(c) 1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
16
12
6
2
5
3
12
Puerperal Fever
4
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
9
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis
29
5
4
10
5
4
1
3
4
5
6
2
17
...
Poliomyelitis
1
1
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
34
34
3
12
2
11
6
3
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
118
174
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
816
3
20
138
147
347
142
19
16
80
260
168
...
Other forms of Tuberculosis.
317
24
62
180
32
15
4
5
17
99
40
93
63
...
...
Chicken-pox
106
7
1
27
52
31
35
51
210
19
76
1
14
...
...
Totals
2,916
99
526
1,195
327
480
237
52
146
362
784
432
620
572
1,217

TABLE II.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1915.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIELD.TOTAL CASES NOTIFIELD 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.
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)406712221544117...3250123458571353
Erysipelas2104218225378333264927396654
Scarlet Fever848323852259251...71152164158163140756
Typhus Fever.............................................
Enteric Fever28...257113...221336221
Relapsing Fever (R); Continued Fever (c)(c) 1............(c) 1.........(c) 1...............
Puerperal Fever16........412............625312
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis295410541...34569217
Poliomyelitis1......1..................1.........1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum3434.....................31221163
Pulmonary Tuberculosis816320138147347142191680260118174168...
Other forms of Tuberculosis.317246218032154...51799409363...
Chicken-pox2101976106711...142752313551...
Totals2,916995261,195327480237521463627844326205721,217