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]
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number of cases in proportion to its population, having an
attack rate of 8.86 per 1,000. The lowest attack rate was
in South Ward, Lee, 3.20 per 1,000.
Wards. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Church | 24 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | 36 |
2 Manor | 21 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 31 |
3 South | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 20 |
Lee Division | 60 | 13 | 5 | - | 9 | 87 |
4 Blackheath | 17 | 2 | — | - | 2 | 21 |
5 Lewisham Village | 41 | 29 | 3 | - | 8 | 81 |
6 Lewisham Park | 103 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 151 | |
7 Brockley | 56 | 16 | 2 | - | 8 | 82 |
8 Catford | 184 | 86 | 5 | 19 | 297 | |
Blackheath & Lewisham Div. | 401 | 163 | 15 | 4 | 49 | 632 |
9 Forest Hill | 68 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 112 |
10 Sydenham | 55 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 160 |
Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | 123 | 111 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 272 |