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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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Number of cases notified (omitting Tuberculosis) and Deaths during the year 1941.
| Disease. | Total cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 31 | 31 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | 83 | 80 | 8 |
| Dysentery | 13 | 10 | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 2 | - |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 60 | 29 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 13 | 2 | . |
| Measles | 726 | 128 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 148 . | 22 | 90 |
| polio myelitis | 1 | 1 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | 98 | 93 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 415 | 92 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 1625 | 523 | 119 |