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SECTION 6.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER. INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Notifications under the Provisions of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891.—During the year 2,869 cases
have been notified under the above Act. The following table
shows the comparison since 1921 :—
No. Year.
3,227 1921
3,720 1922
2,087 1923
3,516 1924
3,555 1925
2,869 1926
Small-Pox.—No case of this disease occurred during the
year.
Contacts.—Seven intimations were received from Medical
Officers of Health of the Port Sanitary Authorities respecting
persons who had been in contact with Small-Pox whilst on board
ship. In every instance they were kept under observation for
the usual period.
Details respecting vaccination in the Borough are given
in the Supplemental Vaccination Reports on page 65.
Diphtheria.—Five-hundred and three cases of Diphtheria
were notified during the year, as compared with 707, 275, 319
and 434 respectively in the years 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925.
The distribution of these cases was as follows: — 220 in East
Greenwich, 120 in West Greenwich. 21 in St. Nicholas, 121 in
Charlton, and 21 in Kidbrooke.
Of this total number, 501 were removed to the Hospital
for treatment. Three cases were returned to Hospital for further
treatment, after being discharged as cured. All these were
examined by your Medical Officer of Health.
There were 12 fatalities due to this disease, which gives a
case mortality of 2.3 per cent.
Two thousand eight hundred and fifteen specimens were
forwarded by medical practitioners for bacteriological examination
from cases suspected to be diphtheria. Of this number,
2,581 were reported to give negative or doubtful result, and 234
were positive in character, being dealt with accordingly.