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Zymotic Enteritis or Summer Diarrhœa. This Council
made an order requiring' the notification of cases of Zymotic
Enteritis or Summer Diarrhœa during the months of July, August
and September. The order was duly advertised and came into
operation for the months stated. The sections included in the order
were Sections 55 and 57 of the Public Health (London), Act, 1801,
and under the provisions of these sections 208 cases of Diarrhoea
were notified throughout the whole of the Borough, 67 being under
one year of age: 105 between one and five; 34 between five and
fifteen; 1 between fifteen and twenty-five and 1 between twentyfive
and forty-five. One hundred and eight of such notifications
related to patients in East Greenwich, 02 in West Greenwich, 14
in St. Nicholas and 24 in Charlton.
There were 37 deaths ascribed to this disease, comparing with
38 in the previous year.
Whooping Cough. Four hundred and ninety-seven cases were
notified (compared with 136 in 1917), 59 being under one year of
age, 263 from one to five and 175 from five to fifteen; the districts
concerned being East Greenwich, 108: West Greenwich, 62; St.
Nicholas, 14, and Charlton, 26. Each of these cases was visited
and leaflets and instructions left together with verball advice
respecting the isolation and care of the patient.
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis or Cerebro-Spinal
Fever. There were 2 cases of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis noli lied
during the year, 1 in St. Nicholas, 1 in Charlton. One of the cases
removed to Hospital as suffering from Cerebro-Spinal Fever Mas
returned wrongly diagnosed.
Acute Polio-Myelitis or Acute Polio-Encephalitis. This
disease was permanently added to the list of notifiable infectious
diseases during 1914, on an order of the London County Council,
approved by the Local Government Board. Two cases were notified
during 1918. There were no cases in 1917, 2 in 1916 and none in
1915.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. During the year 23 cases of this
disease have been notified, 4 being in East Greenwich, 14 in West
Greenwich, 2 in St. Nicholas and 3 in Charlton.
Contacts. Three intimations were received from the Medical
Officer of Health of the various Port Sanitary Authorties respecting
persons who had been in contact with Small-pox, and one with
Plague, which were kept under observation.