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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 17.
| Localities | Small.Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia (origin uncertain) | Epidemic Diarrhœa & Epidemic Enteritis | Totals | Death Hates from Principal Zymotic Diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Ward | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1.81 |
| Manor Ward | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 0.68 |
| South Ward | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0.55 |
| Lee Division | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | . | — | — | 11 | 18 | 0.91 |
| Blackheath Wd | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1.31 |
| Lew. Vill. Wd. | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 1.28 |
| Lew. Pk. Wd. | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 25 | 1.52 |
| Brockley Ward | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 1.29 |
| Catford Ward | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 34 | 54 | 1.67 |
| Lewisham Div. | — | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20 | — | 1 | — | 69 | 122 | 1.49 |
| Forest Hill Wd. | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | 9 | 12 | 0 .65 |
| Sydenham Ward | — | 5 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 22 | 42 | 1.48 |
| Sydenham and Forest Hill Div. | — | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 31 | 54 | 1.16 |
| Whole Borough | — | 21 | 14 | 21 | 26 | — | 1 | — | 111 | 194 | 1.31 |
| County of Loudon | — | 1909 | 533 | 691 | 1226 | — | 260 | 4 | 4424 | 9047 | 1.92 |
| 76 Great Towns | 18 | 6258 | 1948 | 2982 | 4405 | — | 1448 | 18371 | 35430 | 2.24 | |
| . Originally termed Simple Continued Fever. | |||||||||||