London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1927
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| Diphtheria | 412 | 411 | 14 |
| Scarlet Fever | 400 | 390 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| (including Paratyphoid) | |||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 16 | 7 | — |
| Pneumonia | 197 | 62 | 120 |
| Measles | 46 | 7 | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 54 | 1 | 8 |
| (under 2 years of age) | |||
| Erysipelas | 71 | 22 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 2 | — |
Prevalence of, and Control Over Infectious Diseases.
The Table giving the incidence of notifiable diseases for the year
1927 will be found elsewhere in the report. This table gives the cases
in accordance with the age groups requested by the Ministry of Health.