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Membranous Croup.—There were 4 cases of Membranous
Croup notified during the year. One, however, was discharged
from Hospital, the diagnosis not being confirmed.
Erysipelas.—Seventy-three cases were notified during the
year, 31 being in East Greenwich, 5 in West Greenwich, 14
in St. Nicholas, 12 in Charlton, and 1 in Kidbrooke. Twentyfive
of these patients were removed to a Public Institution in
the district.
Scarlet Fever.—Three hundred and seventy-six cases
were notified during the year, as compared with 304, 371 and
486 cases respectively in the years 1925, 1926 and 1927 ; 171
cases were in East Greenwich,, 86 in West Greenwich, 41 in
St. Nicholas, 66 in Charlton, and 12 in Kidbrooke ; 371 of
these cases were removed to Hospital for treatment, 22 of which
were returned as not suffering from this disease. There was
1 death from this disease during the year, compared wiitih two
the previous year. Of the 371 ca,ses treated in Hospital, the
following were certified to be suffering on discharge from
Hospital with chronic disease:—Rhinitis Otorrhoea 2, Rhinitis 1,
and Otorrhoea 1.
There were no cases which could be described as "Return
Cases."
Typhoid Fever.—There were 12 cases of Typhoid or
Enteric Fever notified during the year, 5 being in East Greenwich,
6 in West Greenwich, and 1 in Kidbrooke. The ages of
the patients were: 2 between five and fifteen years, 6 between
fifteen and twenty-five years, 2 between twenty-five and fortyfive
years, and 2 between forty-five and sixty-five years. Eleven
of the cases were removed to Hospital for treatment; two
however, were discharged as not suffering from the disease. In