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Typhoid Fever. There were 20 cases of Typhoid Fever
notified during the year, 7 being in East Greenwich, 8 in West
Greenwich and 5 in Charlton. The ages of the patients were:
1 between one and five years, 11 between five and fifteen years,
2 between fifteen and twenty-five years, 5 between twenty-five and
forty-five years, and 1 between forty-five and sixty-five years. Of the
total number of cases 19 were removed to the Hospital for treatment.
Twelve such cases occurred in 1918, 13 in 1917, 14 in 1916
and 25 in 1915; the average number for the years 1902 to 1918,
inclusive, being 25.
There were two fatalities from this disease during the year,
1 in East Greenwich and 1 in West Greenwich.
No cases of Enteric Fever were traceable to shell-fish, but 3
cases were in the habit of bathing in the river.
Fourteen specimens were forwarded for bacteriological examination
from cases suspected to be Typhoid Fever in character, 7
giving a positive result.
Puerperal Fever. Five cases of this disease were notified
during the year, 1 being in East Greenwich, 2 in West Greenwich
and 2 in Charlton.
There was 1 case in 1918, 3 in 1917, 14 in 1916 and 4 in 1915.
There were 4 deaths from this disease during the year.
Measles. Nine hundred and twenty-five cases of Measles were
notified during the year, as compared with 794 during the previous
year, 1,469, 1,378 and 971 in the years 1917, 1916 and 1915
respectively.
The ages and incidence of fatality of the disease were as folows:
There were 402 cases under five years of age, amongst whom
there were 11 deaths, giving a case mortality of 2.7 per cent.
Between the ages of five to fifteen years there were 499, with 2
deaths at this age period, giving a case mortality of .40 per cent.
Between fifteen and twenty-five there were 15 cases and no deaths;
between twenty-five and forty-five, 8 cases and no deaths; and one
between forty-five and sixty-five, which recovered.
The case mortality for the whole district works out at 1.4
per cent.