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Five hundred and six cases were notified (compared with
401 in 1927), 69 being under one year of age, 267 from one
to five, 168 from five to fifteen, 1 from fifteen to twentv-five
and 1 from twenty-five to forty-five, the districts concerned
being East Greenwich 184; West Greenwich 127; St. Nicholas
41; Charlton 147; and Kidbrooke 7. Each of these cases was
visited and leaflets and instructions left, together with verbal
advice respecting the isolation and care of the patient.
Forty-five cases were removed to Hospital for treatment,
of which number 3 were returned as not suffering from Whooping
Cough.
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, Cerebro-Spinal
Fever, or Post-Basal Meningitis.—There were only 2 cases of
this disease notified during the year, both occurring in the East
Greenwich district.
Acute Polio-Myelitis.—There was only 1 case notified
during the year, as compared with 2 cases in 1927, 2 in 1926,
and 1 in 1925.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—During the year 18 cases of
this disease have been notified, 8 being in East Greenwich, 3
in West Greenwich, 2 in St. Nicholas, 4 in Charlton, and 1 in
Kidbrooke.
Further particulars of this disease will be found on pages
89 and 90.
Malaria.—There was only 1 case of Malaria notified
during the year, as compared with 8 cases in 1927.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—There were no cases of this
disease notified during the year, as compared with 1 last year.
Glanders.—No case of Glanders has occurred within the
Borough.