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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 1926
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926
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Quarter ended 2nd October, 1926.
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | '25 & over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 18 |
| West Greenwich | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Charlton | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Kidbrooke | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 6 | 18 | 11 | — | — | 35 |
| By Medical Practitioners | 31 | ||
| ,, Health Visitor | 1 | ||
| ,, L.C.C. Schools | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| 35 | |||
Quarter ended 1st January, 1927.
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 25 & over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| West Greenwich | — | 3 | 5 | — | 8 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 |
| Charlton | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kidbrooke | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| By Medical Practitioners | 18 | ||
| „ Health Visitors | 3 | ||
| „ L.C.C. Schools | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| 25 | |||
| Total Cases in Year | 1,299 | ||
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidemic Diarrhœa.—One hundred
and thirteen cases of diarrhoea were notified throughout the
whole of the Borough, 41 being under one year of age and 72
between one and five. Sixty-one of such notifications related to
patients in East Greenwich, 16 in West Greenwich, 17 in St.
Nicholas, and 19 in Charlton.
There were 18 deaths ascribed to Diarrhœa and Enteritis,
but only 12 were certified as Zymotic or Epidemic.
Whooping Cough.—This disease was made permanently
notifiable as from 1st November, 1921.