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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Table showing the Attack rates from the Principal Infectious Diseases per 1,000 of the population
for the Ten Wards, and the whole Borough in the years 1911-1914.
Wards. | Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
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Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Total All Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | |
Church | 1.34 | 4.06 | 1.50 | 5.44 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.33 | 0.85 | 0.16 | 0.17 | — | — | 0.33 | 0.17 | — | 0.51 | 8.70 | 6.27 | 2.99 | 6.82 |
Manor | 2.73 | 2.19 | 3.98 | 7.27 | 0.11 | 2.19 | 210 | 1.67 | 0.12 | — | 0.11 | — | 0.87 | 0.36 | 0.81 | 0.35 | 5.83 | 4.75 | 7.88 | 9.54 |
South | 1.42 | 1.65 | 2.39 | 2.59 | 1.10 | 2.48 | 0.89 | 5.34 | —. | — | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.14 | 0.61 | 2.84 | 4.51 | 4.08 | 8.70 |
Blackheath | 1.53 | 4.28 | 0.44 | 5.50 | 1.22 | 1 .99 | 2.24 | 2.76 | — | — | 0.14 | — | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.14 | 0.30 | 3.82 | 6.58 | 3.29 | 8.38 |
Lewisham Village | 1.02 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 7.35 | 1.70 | 189 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 0.13 | — | — | 0.13 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.78 | 1.47 | 4.01 | 4.99 | 4.12 | 10.09 |
Lewisham Park | 1. 43 | 2.69 | 5.09 | 4.79 | 8.21 | 3.09 | 2.16 | 2.36 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.05 | 0.89 | 1.09 | 0.80 | 0.93 | 6.82 | 7.05 | 8.50 | 8.42 |
Brockley | 3.06 | 3.87 | 5.82 | 2.74 | 0.99 | 1.54 | 1.90 | 1.43 | — | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.74 | 4.44 | 6.13 | 8.83 | 5.05 |
Catford | 2.26 | 2.87 | 4.27 | 6.16 | 1.98 | 3.90 | 2.04 | 2.34 | 0.38 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.65 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.22 | 0.74 | 5.14 | 7.63 | 7.28 | 10.05 |
Forest Hill | 1.34 | 1.94 | 4.60 | 5.39 | 2.16 | 1.56 | 4.38 | 2.23 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.86 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 4 .66 | 4.40 | 9.21 | 8.37 |
Sydenham | 2.50 | 2.90 | 3.60 | 6.26 | 2.50 | 2.22 | 2.46 | 2.97 | 0.36 | 0.14 | — | 0.17 | 0.72 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 6.23 | 5.95 | 6.90 | 10.40 |
Whole Borough | 2.00 | 2.78 | 8.92 | 5.58 | 2.04 | 2.54 | 2.34 | 2.29 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.74 | 5.11 | 6 .13 | 7.02 | 9.00 |