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Notifications under the Provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.—During the year 3,720 cases have been
notified under the above Act, as compared with 2,820, 2,116 and
3,227 respectively in the preceding years 1919, 1920 and 1921.
Chicken-Pox.—Owing to the number of cases of Small Pox
occurring within the County of London towards the latter part of the
year and in view of the possibility of cases occurring within the
Borough and to the likelihood of early cases being mistaken for
Chicken Pox, the Council made an Order for a period of Three
Months from the 18th day of November, 1922, applying Sections 55
and 57 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, to the infectious
disease known and described as Chicken Pox.
During the period from 18th November to the end of the year,
169 cases were notified, all of which were investigated.
Small-Pox.—No case of this disease occurred in the Borough
during the year.
The services of your staff were called upon by both private
medical practitioners and hospitals in the District to assist in the
diagnosis of many suspicious cases. Fortunately, however, no
definite case of this disease was found.
Contacts.—Fourteen intimations were received from the
Medical Officers of Health of the various Port Sanitary Authorities
and neighbouring Boroughs respecting persons who had been in contact
with Small-Pox. In every instance they were kept under
observation.
Details respecting vaccination in the Borough are given in the
Supplemental Vaccination Reports on page 30.
Diphtheria.—Seven hundred and seven cases of Diphtheria
were notified during the year, as compared with 240, 275, 391 and
595 respectively in the years 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921. The distribution
of these cases was as follows :—342 in East Greenwich,
201 in West Greenwich, 44 in St. Nicholas, 70 in Charlton and 50
in Kidbrooke.
Of this total number, 683 were removed to the Hospital for
treatment, amongst which number the Hospital Authorities reported
that in 3 cases they considered the diagnosis incorrect.