London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1924
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1924
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MORTUARY. The number of bodies dealt with in the Mortuary since 1912 is shown below:—
| Year. | Drowned Bodies from River. | Other Bodies. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 15 | 126 | 141 |
| 1913 | 17 | 114 | 131 |
| 1914 | 15 | 134 | 149 |
| 1915 | 15 | 194 | 209 |
| 1916 | 11 | 182 | 193 |
| 1917 | 15 | 209 | 224 |
| 1918 | 24 | 138 | 162 |
| 1919 | 12 | 120 | 132 |
| 1920 | 14 | 175 | 189 |
| 1921 | 15 | 152 | 167 |
| 1922 | 14 | 166 | 180 |
| 1923 | 12 | 170 | 182 |
| 1924 | 21 | 182 | 203 |
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified.* | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 319 | 313 | 14 |
| Scarlet Fever | 292 | 278 | 2 |
| Enteric (including paratyphoid) | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 112 | 24 | 10 |
| Erysipelas | 50 | 12 | 1 |
| Acute Polio Myelitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — |
| Malaria | 8 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Notifiable Locally. | |||
| Measles | 1874 | 152 | 28 |
| Whooping Cough | 498 | 20 | 16 |
| Diarrhoea | 53 | 20 | 12 |
| 3,243 | 845 | 89 | |
| * For particulars as to Age Groups see Tables at end of Report. | |||