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Deptford 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Chicken Pox.
By an Order made by this Council the notification section of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, was made applicable to Chicken
Pox for a period of three months from 23rd November. From the
latter date to the end of the year under report, 82 cases were notified.
Table XXI.
Hospital Disposal of Notifiable Diseases during 1922.
| DISEASE | Total Cases Notified | Ca ses admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 459 | 452 | 39 |
| Scarlet: Fever | 547 | 530 | 11 |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| (including Parataphoid) Small Pox | 1 | 1 | – |
| (diagnosis) (incorrect) | |||
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 125 | Nil | 201 |
| Measles | 28 | Nil | 59 |
| (as from) (11.9.22 ) | |||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 5 | Nil | 12 |
| Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Meningitis Chicken Pox | 82 | – | |
| (as from) 23.11.22) |
CAUSES OF SICKNESS.
(Including information from General Practitioners.)
From different parts of the Report it will be seen that more deaths
occurred in 1922 from Measles than we have had since 1911. The
1922 figure was 59, compared with one death in 1921. 35 died from
Whooping Cough compared with 14 in 1921. 39 died from Diphtheria
compared with thirteen in 1921. Diarrhoea and Enteritis fell from 55
to 11, and Scarlet Fever from 13 to 11. Respiratory disease was
greater.
Elsewhere is explained the action taken to counteract and nurse
these diseases. As regards Diphtheria, enquiry was made as to the
procedure followed in the different Metropolitan Boroughs with respect
to contacts. All contacts of school age now attend the Deptford Town
Hall, and a proportion of these are swabbed. Similarly, the contacts
of positive (bacteriological) cases are scrutinised and in certain