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Typhoid Fever. There were 12 cases of Typhoid Fever
notified during the year, 4 being in East Greenwich, 0 in West
Greenwich, 2 in St. Nicholas, 6 in Charlton, and 0 in Kidbrooke.
The ages of the patients were: 5 between five and 1 fifteen years: 2
between fifteen and twenty-five years, 4 between twenty-live and
forty-five years, and 1 between forty-five and sixty-five years. Of
the total number of cases 7 were removed to the Hospital for
treatment. Thirteen such cases occurred in 1917, 14 in 1916 and
25 in 1915; the average number for the years 1902 to 1917,
inclusive, being 25.
There were four fatalities from this disease during the year,
1 in East Greenwich, 1 in West Greenwich, and 2 in Kidbrooke
Four specimens were forwarded for bacteriological examina-
tion from cases suspected to be Typhoid Fever in character, all
giving a positive result.
Three of the cases removed to the Hospital as suffering from
Typhoid Fever were returned as wrongly diagnosed.
Puerperal Fever. One case of this disease was notified
during the year, which occurred in St. Nicholas.
There were 3 cases in 1917, 14 in 1916, and 4 in 1915. There
were no deaths from this disease during the year.
Measles. Seven hundred and ninety-four cases of Measles
were notified during the year, as compared with 1,409 during the
previous year, and 1,378,971, and 982 in the years 1916, 1915 and
1914 respectively.
The ages and incidence of fatality of the disease were as follows
—There were 458 cases under five years of age, amongst whom
there were 42 deaths, giving a case mortality of 9.1 per cent.
Between the ages of five to fifteen years there were 307, with 3
deaths at this age period, giving a case mortality of .98 per cent.
Between fifteen.and twenty-five there were 22 cases and no deaths;
between twenty-five and forty-five, 6 cases and no deaths; and one
between forty-live and sixty-five, which recovered.
The case mortality for the whole district works out at 5.6
per cent.