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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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Quarter ended 27th September, 1924.
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 & over | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| West Greenwich | 4 | 19 | 13 | — | 1 | 37 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Charlton | 1 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 25 |
| Kidbrooke | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 54 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 105 |
Quarter ended 3rd January, 1925.
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| West Greenwich | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charlton | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Kidbrooke | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | 6 | 4 | - | 10 |
| Total cases in year = 1,874. | |||||
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidemic Diarrhoea.—Fifty-three
cases of Diarrhoea were notified throughout the whole of the
Borough, 28 being under one year of age and 25 between one and
five. Twenty-three of such notifications related to patients in East
Greenwich, 23 in West Greenwich, 4 in St. Nicholas and 3 in
Charlton.
There were 12 deaths ascribed to this disease.
Whooping Cough.—This disease was made permanently notifiable
as from 1st November, 1921.
Four hundred and ninety-eight cases were notified (compared
with 329 in 1923), (54 being under one year of age, 270 from one to
five, and 164 from five to fifteen, the districts concerned being
East Greenwich, 321; West Greenwich, 42; St. Nicholas, 24;
Charlton, 110; and Kidbrooke, 1. Each of these cases was visited
and leaflets and instructions left, together with verbal advice
lespecting the isolation and care of the patient.