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The case mortality for the whole Borough works out at 1.1 per
cent, as compared with 0.17 per cent, for the year 1933, and 1.2 per
cent, for the year 1932.
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidemic Diarrhcea.—Forty-one cases
of these diseases were notified throughout the whole of the Borough,
31 being under one year of age and ten, 1 to 5. Fourteen of such
notifications related to patients in East Greenwich, 15 in West
Greenwich, 7 in St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 5 in Charlton and
Kidbrooke. There were 30 deaths ascribed to Diarrhoea and Enteritis.
Although the number of notifications received was comparatively
small, there was a considerable number of cases of illness arising
from Diarrhoea and Vomiting, a number of whom were eventually
removed to Hospital for treatment. During the month of September
no less than 10 of such cases died, the cause being attributed to
Enteritis ; no notification was received in any of these cases.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—During the year 10 cases of this
disease had been notified compared with 18 for the previous year.
Three occurred in East Greenwich, 4 in West Greenwich, and 3 in
Charlton and Kidbrooke. Four of such cases were removed to
hospital for treatment. One case was returned by the hospital
authorities as not suffering from this disease.
Scarlet Fever.—The number of notifications of this disease
was slightly less than last year, viz., 627 against 671, and fortunately
the disease maintained the rather mild character which has been
observed during recent years, as owing to the prevalence of measles,
hospital treatment for scarlet fever was somewhat restricted.
Of the 627 cases, 306 were in East Greenwich, 139 in West
Greenwich, 24 in St. Nicholas and 158 in Charlton and Kidbrooke.
Five hundred and twelve of these cases were removed to hospital for
treatment, of which 16 were returned by the hospital authorities as
not suffering from this disease. There were 3 deaths from this cause
which is the same as that returned last year.
Typhoid Fever. — There were only 2 cases of Typhoid or
Enteric Fever notified during the year, 1 case being in St. Nicholas,
Deptford, and the other in Charlton and Kidbrooke. Both were
removed to hospital for treatment.
Six specimens were forwarded by medical practitioners for
bacteriological examination from cases suspected to be Typhoid Fever
in character, all of which gave a negative result.