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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 1942
[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 1942.
| Disease. | Total cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 25 | 25 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 34 | 34 | – |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | – | – | – |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 52 | 38 | – |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | – | – |
| Measles | 858 | 117 | – |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 2 | - |
| Pneumonia | 103 | 27 | 90 |
| Polio Myelitis | 5 | 5 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 3 | – |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 27 | 27 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 255 | 255 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 254 | 66 | 4 |
| TOTALS. | 1,679 | 654 | 105 |