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Scarlet Fever.—After deducting 14 unconfirmed cases there
remained a total of 128 notifications received during the year compared
with 78 in the previous year and 151 in 1947. The distribution
was 54 in East Greenwich ; 20 in West Greenwich ; 7 in St.
Nicholas, Deptford ; and 47 in Charlton and Kidbrooke.
Of the 128 confirmed cases, 44 received hospital treatment,
although a further 14 admitted to hospital as Scarlet Fever cases
were re-diagnosed and discharged.
No deaths resulted from this disease.
Erysipelas.—Compared with 22 for the previous year, 20
cases were notified during 1949 and of these 11 were removed to
hospital.
There were no fatalities.
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidemic Diarrhoea (Children under
5 years of age).—Originally 26 cases were notified but this figure was
modified and 18 were eventually recorded as confirmed compared
with 23 for the previous year. Of these cases 11 were under 1 year
and 7 were between 1 and 5 years.
There were no fatalities arising from this disease among the
notified cases but the death of a child of 3 months in the Brook
Hospital was attributed to this cause although no notification was
received in respect of this case.
Dysentery.—Two cases, both originally notified as GastroEnteritis
and later re-diagnosed, occurred during the year, compared
with 5 and 4 respectively in the years 1948 and 1947.
Scabies.—This disease continues to be notifiable under the
County of London (Scabies) Regulations, 1943, and during the year
14 cases were so notified. This figure shows a marked decrease from
that of the previous year, viz : 46, and it is very satisfactory to note
the remarkable decline from 405 in 1944 to the present figure of 14.
The use of the Centre at St. Alfege's Hospital was discontinued
in the latter half of the year under review and from November onwards
treatment of all cases has been carried out at the Tunnel
Avenue Centre.
Puerperal Pyrexia.—There were 6 cases attributed to this
disease but 2 were not confirmed, giving a final total of 4 compared
with 11 for 1948 and 8 for 1947. All but one case received treatment
in hospital. There were no deaths.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—One notification of non-venereal
type was received during the year. The case, which occurred in
Charlton, was treated at home and kept under observation by the
Health Visitor until full recovery.