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Greenwich 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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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 4,832 cases have been notified under the above Act. The following table shows the comparison since 1923:—
| No. | Year. |
|---|---|
| 2,087 | 1923 |
| 3,516 | 1924 |
| 3,555 | 1925 |
| 2,869 | 1926 |
| 2,098 | 1927 |
| 4,832 | 1928 |
Small-Pox.—No case of this disease occurred during the
year.
Contacts. — Ten intimations were received from Medical
Officers of Health of the Port Sanitary Authorities respecting
48 persons who had been in contact with Small-Pox and Bubonic
Plague 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 66.
Diphtheria.— Four hundred and sixty-four cases of
Diphtheria were notified during the year, as compared with 319,
434, 503 and 448 respectively in the years 1924, 1925, 1926
and 1927. The distribution of these cases was as follows:—212
in East Greenwich, 89 in West Greenwich, 52 in St. Nicholas.
102 in Charlton, and 9 in Kidbrooke.
Of this number, 459 were removed to the Hospital
for treatment, but 31 of these cases were reported by the
Hospital Authorities as not suffering from the disease.
There were 15 fatalities due to this disease, which gives a
case mortality of 3-2 per cent.
Three thousand and one specimens were forwarded by
medical practitioners for bacteriological examination from cases
suspected to be diphtheria. Of this number, 2,717 were reported
to give negative or doubtful result, and 284 were positive in
character, being dealt with accordingly.