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Puerperal Pyrexia.—There were 4 cases attributed to this
disease as compared with 4 for 1944. One patient died subsequently,
the cause being returned as General Peritonitis.
Acute Primary Pneumonia and Acute Influenzal-Pneumonia.—This
cause was responsible for 64 cases as compared with
120 for the previous year. Thirty-three occurred in East Greenwich,
4 in West Greenwich, 2 in St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 25 in Charlton
and Kidbrooke.
There were 4 deaths arising from this disease.
Typhoid Fever.—No cases were notified during the year.
Two specimens were forwarded by Medical Practitioners for
Bacteriological Examination, from cases suspected to be Typhoid
Fever. Both specimens gave negative results.
Scarlet Fever.—Eighty-three cases were notified during the
year as compared with 129 for the previous year. Forty-seven
occurred in East Greenwich, 15 in West Greenwich, 5 in St. Nicholas,
Deptford, and 16 in Charlton and Kidbrooke. Sixty-seven cases
were removed to Hospital, and of these 8 on discharge were still
suffering from other conditions.
There were no deaths from Scarlet Fever during the year.
Erysipelas.—There were 24 cases of this disease notified as
compared with 15 of the previous year.
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidemic Diarrhoea.—Thirty-seven
cases were notified during the year. Of this number, 23 were under
1 year of age, and 14 between the ages of 1 and 5 years. All the
cases were removed to Hospital.
There were 13 deaths ascribed to this disease.
Dysentery.—Twenty-eight cases of Dysentery were notified;
of which number 27 were removed to Hospital. Of this number,
15 cases were notified during the third quarter of the year from the
Miller General Hospital. Investigations at the Hospital revealed
that they were transferred by a "Carrier."
All these cases were transferred to Infectious Disease Hospitals.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Four cases were notified during
the year, 3 being in Charlton, and 1 in St. Nicholas. Two were
removed to Hospital for treatment. Three of the cases were,
followed up by the Health Visitors and kept under observation,
and treatment ultimately proved satisfactory. In the remaining
case, the mother had used her parents address, and no information
was available after discharge from Hospital as to her present address.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.—Four cases were notified during the