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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Quarter ended 29th September, 1928.
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 & over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 6 | 42 | 41 | 4 | - | 93 |
| West Greenwich | 14 | 1 | — | 25 | ||
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Charlton | 31 | 38 | 1 | — | 72 | |
| Kidbrooke | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| Total | 90 | 98 | 6 | — | 204 |
Sources of Notification :—
| Sources of Notification :— | ||
| By Medical Practitioners | 140 | |
| ,, Parents | 24 | |
| „ Health Visitors | 7 | 105 99 |
| „ L.C.C. Schools | 33 | |
| 204 | ||
Quarter ended 29th December, 1928.
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| West Greenwich | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlton | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 15 |
| Kidbrooke | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 38 |
| Sources of N notification:- | |||
| By Medical Practitioners | 31 | ||
| ,, Parents | 1 | ||
| „ Health Visitor | 1 | 15 | 23 |
| „ L.C.C. Schools | 5 | ||
| 38 | |||
| Total Cases in Year | 2934 | ||
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidf.m;c Diarrhcea. —One hundred
and four cases of diarrhoea were notified throughout the whole
of the Borough, 61 being under one year of age and 53 between
one and five. Fifty-five of such notifications related to patients
in East Greenwich, 8 in West Greenwich, 21 in St. Nicholas,
and 20 in Charlton.
There were 10 deaths ascribed to Diarrhoea and Enteritis.
Whooping Cough.—This disease was made permanently
notifiable as from 1st November, 1921.