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Lewisham 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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10
SECTION II.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Disease.
Number of Cases Notified.
Total Cases removed
to Hospital.
Table 3.
The following Table shows the number of Cases of Infectious
Diseases notified during the Year 1924.
At Ages—Years
Under i
year
1 and under
2 years
2 and under
3 year:
3 and under
4 years
4 and under
5 years
5 and under
10 years
10 and under
15 years
15 and under
20 years
20 and under
35 years
35 and under
45 years
45 and under
65 years
65 and over
Total
at all
Ages
Small-pox
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Cholera and Plague
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Diphtheria
1
4
11
20
23
13
46
30
14
15
12
1
190
179
Erysipelas
—
—
2
—
—
—
4
8
14
8
16
12
54
14
Scarlet Fever
1
5
13
25
33
42
132
66
28
21
2
—
368
318
Typhus Fever
_
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Enteric Fever
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
5
1
2
—
13
8
Relapsing Fever
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Continued Fever
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Puerperal Fever
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
3
—
—
10
5
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Polio-Myelitis
—
1
—
1
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
4
3
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
5
Encephalitis Lethargica
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
2
2
4
3
1
16
14
Acute Influenza & Lobar Pneumonia
1
4
5
1
3
8
7
10
25
13
24
11
112
71
Malaria
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Totals
13
14
31
47
64
62
191
114
95
60
59
25
777
617