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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 1927
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927
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Quarter ended 1st October, 1927.
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 & over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | — | 2 | 1 | - | — | 3 |
| West Greenwich | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlton | — | 2 | 3 | — | - | 5 |
| Kidbrooke | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10 |
Sources of Notification :—
By Medical Practitioners 8
„ Health Visitor — Males. Females.
,, L.C.C. Schools 2 4 6
10
Quarter ended 31st December, 1927.
| 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 & over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 27 | 35 | - | 1 | 63 |
| West Greenwih | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Charlton | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Kidbrooke | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 28 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
Sources of N otification :—
By Medical Practitioners 43
,, Health Visitors 5 Males. Females.
„ L.C.C. Schools 22 31 39
70
Total Cases in Year 234
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidemic Diarrhcea. — Seventy-two
cases of diarrhoea were notified throughout the whole of the
Eorough, 37 being under one year of age and 35 between one
and five. Sixty-two of such notifications related to patients in
East Greenwich. 5 in West Greenwich, 3 in St. Nicholas, and
2 in Charlton.
There were 8 deaths ascribed to Diarrhoea and Enteritis.
Whooping Cough.—This disease was made permanently
notifiable as from 1st November, 1921.