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Zymotic Enteritis or Summer Diarrhcea.—Two hundred
and eleven cases of Diarrhœa were notified throughout the whole
of the Borough, 105 being under one year of age; 106 between
one and five. Sixty of such notifications related to patients in East
Greenwich, 88 in West Greenwich, 10 in St. Nicholas and 53 in
Charlton.
There were 27 deaths ascribed to this disease, compared with
22 in the previous year.
Whooping Cough.—The temporary Order for the notification
of this disease terminated on the 31st October last, and from a
consideration of the results derived from such notification this
Council decided to make Whooping Cough permanently notifiable,
and an Order was granted by the Ministry of Health as from the
1st November, 1921.
Three hundred and twenty-one cases were notified (compared
with 365 in 1920), 47 being undter one year of age, 165 from
one to five, 107 from five to fifteen, 1 from 25 to 45, and one
65 years and upwards, the districts concerned being East Greenwich,
195; West Greenwich, 87; St. Nicholas, 16; Charlton, 20;
and 3 in Kidbrooke. Each of these cases was visited and leaflets
and instructions left, together with verbal advice respecting the
isolation and care of the patient.
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, Cerebro-Spinal
Fever, or Post-Basal Meningitis.—There was 1 case of this
disease notified during the year, which occurred in East Greenwich.
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.
There were 3 cases notified during the year, as compared with
2 cases in 1918, 1 in 1919 and 0 in 1920.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—During the year 12 cases of this
disease have been notified, 4 being in East Greenwich, 7 in West
Greenwich and 1 in Charlton.
Further particulars of this disease will be found on page 58.
Contacts.—Two intimations were received from the Medical
Officers of Health of the various Port Sanitary Authorities
respecting persons who had been in contact with Small-Pox, and
5 with Plague, which were kept under observation.