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Greenwich 1897

Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1898

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Last year there were 394 cases of Scarlet Fever notified, and
21 deaths, and this year 178 cases and five deaths, three of which
occurred in the outlying districts.

The following may be of interest:—

1893417NotifiedCases12Deaths
189427011
18952566
189639421
16971785

Enteric or Typhoid Fever. Last year there were 37
cases of Enteric Fever reported, and 16 deaths. This year the
number is 35, the fatal cases being eight.
Erysipelas still shows a decrease, compared with that of
last year. 1893—140 cases. 1894—96. 1895—65. 1896—61.
1897—56.
Measles. This disease used to be looked upon as one of the
most simple of the Zymotic class, but of late years the complications
(principally of the Respiratory organs) arising therefrom
have been so numerous as to suggest that it is more fatal than
Scarlet Fever.
In this district there were 10 deaths from Measles and its
complications in 1897, against 57 last year. 1893—27. 1894—38.
1895—25. 1896—57. 1897—10.