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Deptford 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Chicken Pox.
This disease was not notifiable in 1920 and there were no deaths,
although a fair number of cases occurred amongst school children.
Glanders.
No case of the above disease was notified during the year.
Anthrax.
One case of Anthrax was notified in the person of a man, aged 39
years, resident in this Borough and employed by a firm of hide and
skin dressers in the Borough of Bermondsey. The pustule developed
on the neck. The patient received prompt treatment at Guy's
Hospital and recovered.
Continued and Typhus Fever.
No case of Continued Fever was notified during the year.
We have had no case of Typhus Fever since 1903, when we had
one case, and in 1901 we had eight cases.
Diarrhœa and Enteritis.
| 1920 | Average of previous 10 years. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases notified | 162 | — |
| Number of Deaths | 44 | 73 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 (all ages) | 0.38 | 0.48 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 (under two years of age) | 0.34 | 0.45 |
Death-rate in 1911 per 1,000 was 1.72.
These diseases were the cause of 44 deaths during 1920. Of this
number 37 were of children under one year of age, 39 of the 44 being
under two years of age.
The death rate was 0.38 per 1,000 at all ages, and 0.34 for infants
under two years of age.
The cases of this disease occurred among the inhabitants of the
various Wards as follows:—
East 104. North 30 North-West 6.
South 2. South-East 12. South-West 8.