Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Year | Enteric Fever | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Diarrhcea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | Total | ||||||||
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No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | No. of Deaths | Rate | |
1911 | 2 | 0.02 | — | — | 67 | 0.61 | 7 | 0.06 | 35 | 0.32 | 15 | 0.14 | 172 | 1.57 | 298 | 2.72 |
1912 | 2 | 0.02 | — | — | 28 | 0.26 | 6 | 0.05 | 24 | 0.22 | 11 | 0.10 | 28 | 0.26 | 99 | 0.91 |
1913 | 2 | 0.02 | — | — | 50 | 0.45 | 3 | 0.03 | 43 | 0.39 | 20 | 0.18 | 90 | 0.81 | 208 | 1.87 |
1914 | 3 | 0.03 | — | — | 50 | 0.46 | 9 | 0.08 | 9 | 0.08 | 25 | 0.23 | 88 | 0.81 | 184 | 1.69 |
1915 | 5 | 0.05 | — | — | 49 | 0.44 | 9 | 0.08 | 61 | 0.55 | 10 | 0.09 | 94 | 0.85 | 228 | 2.07 |
1916 | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | 32 | 0.29 | 5 | 0.05 | 14 | 0.13 | 13 | 0.12 | 49 | 0.44 | 114 | 1.03 |
1917 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0.29 | 2 | 0.02 | 20 | 0.19 | 22 | 0.21 | 56 | 0.54 | 130 | 1.25 |
1918 | 2 | 0.02 | — | — | 19 | 0.19 | 3 | 0.03 | 50 | 0.49 | 12 | 0.12 | 20 | 0.19 | 106 | 1.04 |
1919 | 2 | 0.01 | — | — | 21 | 0.18 | 9 | 0.08 | 1 | 0.01 | 16 | 0.14 | 33 | 0.33 | 82 | 0.74 |
1920 | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | 19 | 0.16 | 2 | 0.02 | 16 | 0.14 | 21 | 0.18 | 39 | 0.34 | 98 | 0.85 |
Average for 10 years | 2 | 0.02 | — | — | 36 | 0.33 | 5 | 0.05 | 27 | 0.25 | 16 | 0.15 | 67 | 0.61 | 155 | 1.42 |
1921 | 2 | 0.02 | — | — | 1 | 0.01 | 13 | 0.11 | 14 | 0.12 | 13 | 0.11 | 55 | 0.48 | 98 | 0.86 |