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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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PREVALENCE & CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The total number of Infectious Diseases was 867, as
compared with 501 for the previous year. There were no
circumstances calling for any special comment.
The notifications received were as under:-
| DISEASE. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5 yrs & upwards. | TOTAL. | No.admitted to Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria. | 2 | 15 | 33 | 50 | 49 |
| Dysentery. | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Erysipe1as. | – | 1 | 29 | 30 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever. | – | 15 | 38 | 53 | 45 |
| Enteric Fever. | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | – | – | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Measles. | 18 | 134 | 156 | 308 | 60 |
| Cough. | 29 | 119 | 36 | 184 | 23 |
| Diarrhoea | 11 | 2 | – | 13 | 10 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | 5 | – | – | 5 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary. | – | – | 95 | 95 | 56 |
| Non-Pulmonary. | – | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 |
| Pneumonia, Acute Primary, or Acute Influenzal | 5 | 10 | 68 | 83 | 48 |
| TOTALS. | 71 | 306 | 490 | 867 | 344 |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATIONS.
Since the issue of circular 2220 by the Ministry of Health
in November 1940, steady strides have been made in regard to Diphtheria
Propaganda and close co-operation exists between the London County
Council's School Medical Officer and the Borough Services.
During the year 462 children were immunised under the
Council's Scheme and 698 by the School Medical Officer, making a
total of 1160 cases completd.
VACCINATION.
Of the 1158 births registered during the year 1940,
380 were successfully vaccinated. (32.8 per cent).