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The fact that Diarrhoea is infectious cornea as a surprise to
many mothore.
The number of notifications for Greenwich in 1916 shows a decrease
in every district.
There were 43 deaths ascribed to this disease, comparing with
50 in the previous year.
Whooping Cough. Two hundred and forty-one oaees were notified
(compared with 303 in 1915), 37 being under one year of age, 109
from one to five; 99 from five to fifteen and 4 from 15 to 35; the
districts concerned being East Greenwich, 139; West Greenwich, 9;
St. Nicholas 31, Charlton, "5; and Kidbrooke, 7; (of which total
number 3 were treated in Institutions in the district). Each of
these cases was visited and leaflets and instructions left together
with verbal advice respecting the isolation and care of the patient,
and at the conclusion of the illness the usual disinfection was carried
out.
Leprosy. The Local Government Board has not yet agreed to the
notification of cases of this disease.
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis or Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
There were 6 cases of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitie notified during the
year - 3 in East Greenwich and 4 in Charlton.
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. 3 cases were notified during 1916.
There were no cases in 1915 and 1914 or 1913.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. During the year 19 cases of this disease
have been notified, 8 being in East Greenwich and 7 in West Greenwich,
3 in St. Nicholas and 1 in Charlton, and have been dealt with
by the nurses at the patient 8 homes, or in come cases as Out-patients
at the Miller Hospital.
Contacts. Small-pox, Plague and Yellow Fever. A notification
from a Port Medical Officer respecting a contact of suspected Plague
was received, and the person was kept under observation.
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Glanders. Under the Glanders Order no notification has been
made to this authority during the year with respect to outbreaks of
Glanders.
Glanders, Anthrax and Hydrophobia. No notification of any case
of these diseases in man has been received during the year.
Tuberculosis. During the year there were 399 cases of Tuberculosis
notified in the Borough, 360 being pulmonary ca8es, ordinarily
known as Consumption, and 119 non-pulmonary, being Tuberculosis
affecting other portions of the body than the lungs Of this number
of cases, 116 Pulmonary and 47 Non-pulmonary occurred in East Greenwich,
83 Pulmonary and 32 Non-pulmonary in West Greenwich, 43 Pulmonary
and 35 Non-pulmonary in St. Nicholas , 37 Pulmonary and 15
Non-pulmonary in Charlton, and 1 Pulmonary in Kidbrooke. The
various age8 of the patients were as follows:- Pulmonary cases,
under one year of age, three oases; from 1 to 5, ten cases; 5 to 15
forty-four cases; 15 to 25, 73 cases; 35 to 45, 94 cases; 45 to 65
53 cases; and 65 and upwards 3 cases; whilst the Non-pulmonary were -
26.