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Deptford 1921

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table No. 4. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1921.

Notifiable DiseaseAt all AgesNumber of cases notified.Total cases notified in each Ward.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
At Ages—YearsEast WardNorth WardNorth-West WardSouth WardSouth-East WardSouth-West Ward
Under 11 to 55to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and upwards
Small-pox..............................
Cholera..............................
Diphtheria including Membranous Croup36359718443304..678398263554357
Erysipelas58..4642018619239151..
Scarlet fever9511823756494371..1662542646380124876
Typhus fever..............................
Enteric fever9....252....342......8
Relapsing fever..............................
Continued fever..............................
Puerperal fever11......281..44111..11
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis32..1........1........22
Poliomyelitis4....31..............134
Pulmonary Tuberculosis225..232577751679624052514189
Other forms of Tuberculosis663152510102122181315720
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1919............5243236
Anthrax......... .....................
Infantile Enteritis1096544..........265417264..
Acute Pneumonia476596138..2558414..
Malaria7......241..22..1..2..
Dysentery......................... .....
Enceph. Lethargica1........1..........1....1
Totals187311840482622420286134195114561081612181474