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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Scarlet Fever. | |||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Mortality per 100 cases. | |
1918 | 205 | 12 | 5.8 |
1919 | 627 | 6 | 0.9 |
1920 | 728 | 8 | 1.1 |
1921 | 1,120 | 5 | 0.4 |
1922 | 619 | 12 | 1.9 |
1923 | 394 | 7 | 1.7 |
1924 | 368 | 5 | 1.3 |
1925 | 383 | 2 | 0.5 |
1926 | 478 | 2 | 0.4 |
539 | 3 | 0.5 |
Diphtheria. | |||
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Diphtheria Cases. | Deaths. | Mortality per 100 cases. | |
1918 | 319 | 31 | 9.7 |
1919 | 352 | 17 | 4.8 |
1920 | 453 | 46 | 10.2 |
1921 | 515 | 28 | 5.4 |
1922 | 447 | 32 | 7.1 |
1923 | 295 | 27 | 9.0 |
1924 | 190 | 10 | 5.2 |
1925 | 256 | 17 | 6.6 |
1926 | 377 | 10 | 2.6 |
311 | 16 | 5.1 |
Cases. | Results. | |||||
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Notified. | Treated. | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
Home. | Hospital. | |||||
8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | 1* |
•Certified cause of death —Pneumonia