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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
Deptford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following is a tabular statement of the notifications and deaths in recent years.
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Death.rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average 1915.1924 | 7 | 4 | 1.6 |
| 1925.1929 | 8 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 1930 | 8 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 1931 | 5 | 4 | 2.3 |
| 1932 | 2 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 1933 | 4 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 1934 | 6 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 1935 | 1 | — | - |
| 1936 | 2 | — | -- |
For the treatment of Pneumonia a stock of Vaccines and Sera for
issue to Practitioners is kept at the Town Hall.
notifications received have been as follows:—
| 1926 (part) | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 5 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 10* | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
| * Includes one subsequently notified as Puerperal Fever arid dealt with und that heading. | er | ||||||||||
No deaths have been registered from this cause.
Dysentery.
The following is a statement of notifications received:—
| 1926 (part) | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases 14 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
Infantile Diarrhoea.
Since 1920, this has been notifiable in the case of children under
two years of age, and the following are particulars of notifications
received and deaths:—
Average
1920.1924
Average
1925.29
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
Cases Notified.
66
75
12
26
37
23
34
12
58
Deaths
28
15
17
9
23
15
27
16
18
All cases of Infantile Diarrhoea are investigated by the Health
Visitors with the object of securing nursing assistance or hospital
treatment where such is required. Insanitary conditions are passed to
the District Sanitary Inspector to be dealt with.