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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
Lewisham 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Zymotic Death-rates in Wards.—The following table shows the deaths and death-rates from Zymotic disease in Wards of the Borough:—
| Ward. | Enteric Fever. | Measles. | j Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis. (Under 2 years). | Totals. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | So. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | |
| Church | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.17 | — | — | 1 | 0.17 |
| Manor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 0.15 | — | — | 1 | 0.15 | 3 | 0.46 |
| Blackheath | — | — | 1 | 0.15 | — | — | 1 | 0.15 | — | 0.30 | — | — | 4 | 0.61 |
| Lewisham Vill. | — | — | 4 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0.34 | 1 | 0.06 | 10 | 0.67 |
| Lewisham Park | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.11 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 9 | 0.52 |
| Brockley | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.06 | — | — | 3 | 0.19 | 9 | 0.58 |
| Catford | 3 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.05 | — | — | 6 | 0.14 | 9 | 0.21 | 3 | 0.07 | 23 | 0.56 |
| Forest Hill | 3 | 0.14 | — | — | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.09 | 9 | 0.43 |
| Sydenham | — | — | — | 1 | 0.03 | 10 | 0.36 | 6 | 0.21 | 7 | 0.25 | 24 | 0.86 | |
| Whole Borough | 8 | 0.05 | 8 | 0.05 | 6 | 0.04 | 23 | 0.14 | 25 | 0.15 | 22 | 0.13 | 92 | 0.57 |