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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
Islington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table showing number of Deaths from Infectious Diseases during 1927—
| Diseases. | Age Groups. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards | All ages. | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Diphtheria | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 16 | |||
| Influenza | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 96 |
| Encephalitis Legarthica | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 4 | ||||||||