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sixty-six cases were in East Greenwich, 216 in West Greenwich, 83
in St. Nicholas, and 106 in Charlton and Kidbrooke; 655 of these
cases were removed to Hospital for treatment, 2 of which were
returned as not suffering from this disease. There were 3 deaths
from this disease during the year, compared with one last year and
three the previous year. Of the 655 cases treated in Hospital, the
following were certified to be suffering on discharge from Hospital
with chronic disease:—Hoffman's Bacilli—no K.L.B., 4; Otorrhæa,
2; Rhinorrhæa, 2, and Tonsilitis, 1.
There were no cases which could be described as " Return
Cases."
Typhoid Fever.—There were two cases of Typhoid or Enteric
Fever notified during the year, one being in East Greenwich and one
in Kidbrooke. The ages of the patients were:—one between 5 and
15 years and one between 25 and 45 years. One case was removed
to Hospital for treatment. In the years 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 and
1932 there were 12, five, seven, 12 and seven cases respectively. The
average number for the previous ten years is nine.
No case was traceable to the consumption of shell fish. There
was no fatality from this disease.
Ten specimens were forwarded by medical practitioners for
bacteriological examination from cases suspected to be Typhoid Fever
in character, nine giving a negative result and one being positive.
Puerperal Fever.—Only one case of this disease was notified
during the year, as compared with 2 last year.
There were six cases in 1931, five in 1930, four in 1929, five in 1928,
five in 1927, and nine in 1926.
Puerperal Pyrexia.—Ten cases of this disease were notified
during the year, as compared with 12 for the previous year. Four
cases occurred in East Greenwich, three in West Greenwich and
three in Charlton and Kidbrooke. Six cases were removed to
Hospital for treatment.
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidemic Diarrhæa.—Sixty-three cases
of diarrhoea were notified throughout the whole of the Borough, 32
being under one year of age and 31 between one and five. Thirtysix
of such notifications related to patients in East Greenwich, 4 in
West Greenwich, 9 in St. Nicholas, and 14 in Charlton and Kidbrooke.