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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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SEASONAL INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED IN 1938.
| Disease | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | Total for year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 63 | 31 | 35 | 48 | 177 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 46 |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | 70 | 39 | 72 | 240 |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Infantile Diarrhœa, etc. | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| Acute Primary and Influenzal Pneumonia | 36 | 22 | 6 | 32 | 96 |
| Chicken Pox | 32 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 80 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 12 |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Posterior Basal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 15 |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | 55 | 55 |
| Totals | 235 | 174 | 125 | 278 | 812 |
Scarlet Fever.
| Year | No. of Cases | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Case Mortality per cent. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 1915-24 | 481 | 4.2 | 6 | 1.2 |
| ” | 1925-29 | 444 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.54 |
| ” | 1930-34 | 575 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.54 |
| 1935 | 252 | 2.6 | — | 0.0 | |
| 1936 | 267 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| 1937 | 174 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.6 | |
| 1938 | 240 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| The cases notified continue to be of the mild character experienced in recent years. | |||||