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There were 42 fatalities due to this disease, which gives a case
mortality of 5.9 per cent.
Three thousand two hundred and thirty-two specimens were
forwarded by medical practitioners for bacteriological investigation
from cases suspected to be Diphtheria. Of this number 2,857
were reported to give negative or doubtful results, and 375 were
positive in character, being dealt with accordingly.
The quarterly incidence of the disease for 1922 has been as
follows :—
lst Quarter—East Greenwich, 164 cases ; West Greenwich, 24 ; StNicholas,
14; Charlton, 19; Kidbrooke, 20; a
total of 241 cases.
2nd Quarter—East Greenwich, 40 cases ; West Greenwich, 58 ; St.
Nicholas, 5 ; Charlton, 6 ; Kidbrooke, 9 ; a total of
118 cases.
3rd Quarter—East Greenwich, 51 cases ; West Greenwich, 54 ; St.
Nicholas, 11 ; Charlton, 20 ; Kidbrooke, 12 ; a total
of 148 cases.
4th Quarter—East Greenwich, 87 cases ; West Greenwich, 65 ; St.
Nicholas, 14 ; Charlton, 25 ; Kidbrooke, 9 ; a total
of 200 cases.
Membranous Croup.—There were no cases of Membranous
Croup notified during the year.
Erysipelas.—Forty-three cases were notified during the year,
21 being in East Greenwich, 11 in West Greenwich, 1 in St. Nicholas,
7 in Charlton and 3 in Kidbrooke. Thirteen of these patients were
removed to a Public Institution in the district.
Scarlet Fever.—Five hundred and ninety-nine cases were
notified during the year, as compared with 481, 587 and 958 cases
respectively in the years 1919, 1920 and 1921 ; 290 cases were in
East Greenwich, 104 in West Greenwich, 67 in St. Nicholas, 100 in
Charlton and 38 in Kidbrooke ; 567 of these cases were removed to
the Hospital for treatment, 8 of which were returned as not suffering
from this disease. There were 6 deaths from this disease during
the year as against 7 last year.