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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SECTION VI.—Infectious Diseases.
The notifications of infectious disease received during the
year are summarized in Tables 22, 23 and 24. Those relating
to Tuberculosis are shewn in a separate Table.
Table 22.
| Diseases. | Total Cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 174 | 209 | 383 | 335 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 130 | 126 | 256 | 246 | 17 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 16 | 29 | 45 | 28 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | — |
| Erysipelas | 31 | 24 | 55 | 17 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 80 | 48 | 128 | 76 | 25 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Acute Polio-Myelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | — |