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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| 1927 | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Cancer | Scabies | Typhoid Fever | Pneumonia | Puerperal Fever | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Measles | Ch;cken Pox | Encephalitis Lethargica | Infantile Paralysis | Neonatorum | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | Formalin Spray | Fumigated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious | Requests | Total Rooms | Verminous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Premises | Rooms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R'ms | R'ms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| January | 40 | 42 | 38 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 128 | 5 | 133 | 4 | 6 |
| February | 33 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 105 | 5 | 110 | 6 | 7 |
| March | 43 | 47 | 34 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 134 | 5 | 139 | 1 | 1 |
| April | 39 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 122 | 5 | 127 | 12 | 21 |
| May | 33 | 39 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 103 | 5 | 108 | 14 | 26 |
| June | 30 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97 | 2 | 199 | 9 | 32 |
| July | 46 | 26 | 29 | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 112 | 2 | 114 | 7 | 8 |
| August | 18 | 26 | 27 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 74 | 3 | 77 | 15 | 24 |
| September | 25 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 90 | 3 | 93 | 4 | 7 |
| October | 47 | 46 | 42 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 142 | 1 | 143 | 5 | 10 |
| November | 63 | 33 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 143 | 1 | 144 | 4 | 5 |
| December | 44 | 40 | 20 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 109 | 5 | 114 | 3 | 4 |
| 461 | 439 | 367 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | l | l | l | 1359 | 42 | 1501 | 84 | 151 | |