Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis. (Under 2 years). | Totals. | |||||||
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No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | |
Church | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | _ | 2 | 0.34 | 2 | 0.34 |
Manor | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 0.23 | 5 | 0.59 |
South | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.15 | — | — | 1 | 0.15 |
Blackheath | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lewisham Vill. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0.20 | — | — | 2 | 0.13 | 5 | 0.33 |
Lewisham Park | — | — | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.22 | 1 | 0.05 | 6 | 0.33 | 13 | 0.71 |
Brockley | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 0.06 | — | — | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.12 | 5 | 0.31 | 11 | 0.68 |
Catford | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.04 | — | — | 5 | 0.11 | 12 | 0.28 | 23 | 0.53 |
Forest Hill | 2 | 009 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.09 | 3 | 0.14 | 7 | 0.32 | 7 | 0.32 | 22 | 1.02 |
Sydenham | — | — | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 0.10 | 6 | 0.21 | 7 | 0.24 | 17 | 0.59 | 34 | 1.19 |
Whole Borough | 6 | 0.03 | 6 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.04 | 19 | 0.11 | 24 | 0.14 | 53 | 0.31 | 116 | 0.68 |