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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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number of cases in comparison with its population. having an
attack rate of 9.19 per 1.000. The lowest attack rate was
in Church Ward. Lee. 3.77 per 1.000.
Table 22.
Number of Cases of Infectious Diseases notified in the Ten Wards and the Whole Borough during the Year 1906.
| Wards. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever. | | Erysipelas. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Church | 13 | 8 | . | . | 5 | 26 |
| 2 Manor | 28 | 7 | l | . | 2 | 38 |
| 3 South | 21 | 9 | — | l | 1 | 32 |
| Lee Division | 62 | 24 | l | l | 8 | 96 |
| 4 Blackheath | 43 | 14 | 2 | — | 4 | 63 |
| 5 Lewisham Village | 67 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 91 |
| 6 Lewisham Park | 78 | 28 | 2 | l | 17 | 126 |
| 7 Brockley | 41 | 17 | — | — | 15 | 73 |
| 8 Catford | 117 | 69 | 4 | l | 21 | 212 |
| Blackheath & Lewisham Div. | 346 | 146 | 8 | 2 | 63 | 565 |
| 9 Forest Hill | 64 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 106 |
| 10 Sydenham | 71 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 143 |
| Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | 135 | 74 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 249 |
| Whole Borough | 553 | 244 | 20 | 6 | 97 | 910 |