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Typhoid.—No cases were notified during the year compared
with 2 for 1961, a nil return for the years 1960 and 1959, one for
1958, two for 1957 and one for 1956.
Scarlet Fever.—A total of 33 confirmed cases for the year
shows an increase of 3 over that returned for 1961 compared with
44 notifications for 1960. There were 68 for 1959, 106 for 1958,
102 for 1957, 58 for 1956 and 57 for 1955. Seven occurred in
East Greenwich, 20 in West Greenwich, 1 in St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 5 in Charlton and Kidbrooke.
No case was removed to hospital and no fatalities were
recorded.
Erysipelas.—There were 2 notifications received during the
year, a similar figure being returned for the previous year compared with a nil return for 1960, 6 for 1959, 3 for 1958, a nil
return for 1957, 4 for 1956 and 6 for 1955.
Zymotic Enteritis or Epidemic Diarrhoea (Children under
5 years of age).—Eleven cases were recorded as confirmed compared with 19 for the previous year, 57 for 1960, 30 for 1959,
9 for 1958, 12 for 1957 and 17 for 1956.
No case received hospital treatment.
Sonne Dysentery.—This disease is usually characterised by
diarrhoea, fever and, to a lesser extent, vomiting. Although
modern methods of treatment are effective and usually fairly
rapid, nevertheless the disease has become a serious nuisance and
difficult to control. It is normally mild but in infants and young
children it can produce serious illness and debility, especially if the
patients are already slightly below normal health. In adults it is
an irksome inconvenience and, if they work in the food trade, it
can cause economic hardship.
The total of 29 notifications received during the current year
shows a fall of 6 from that of the previous year and 121 from 1960.
The present figure is approximately 6% of that returned for
1956, viz. 480, the year in which a detailed investigation and
analysis was made of a most explosive outbreak.
The distribution of the cases was 7 in West Greenwich, 18 in
St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 4 in Charlton and Kidbrooke.
Six cases were removed to hospital but there were no fatalities.
Scabies.—One case was notified during 1962 compared with
4 for 1961, a nil return for 1960, 4 for 1959, 1 for 1958, 4 for 1957
and 6 for 1956.