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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
Greenwich 1926
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926
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| Disease. | Total Cases Notified.* | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths.* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — | ||
| Diphtheria | 503 | 501 | 12 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 371 | 362 | 1 | ||
| Enteric (including paratyphoid) | 7 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | 7 | — | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Pneumonia | 120 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Erysipelas | 65 | 15 | — | ||
| Acute Polio Myelitis | 2 | — | — | ||
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | ||
| Malaria | 8 | 1 | — | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 1 | |||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Notifiable Locally. | |||||
| Measles | 1299 | 46 | 13 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 126 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Diarrhœa | 113 | 5 | 12 | ||
* For particulars as to Age Groups see Tables at end of Report
REPORT OF THE TUBERCULOSIS OFFICER.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
During 1926 there has been no material change in the Antituberculosis
Campaign. The work has been carried out on
established lines. The figures submitted are very satisfactory
and are evidence that our scheme is founded on sound principles.
Notifications and Deaths.—I was able to report last year
that the Incidence and Death Rates were the lowest ever
recorded in the Borough, and it is particularly gratifying to
know that the figures for the period under review are even
lower and this despite causes acting in favour of the spread of
this disease, such as the widespread unemployment and lack of
suitable housing accommodation. In 1926 the Notifications and
Deaths were as follows:—
Notifications.
Pulmonary
177
NonFulmonarv
54
Total.
231
Deaths.
Pulmonary
93
NonPulmonary
24
Total.
117
and the averages for the previous ten years (1916-1925):—
249 107 128 25