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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.
There were 26 confirmed cases in 1965, a total which shows
a considerable decrease from the consolidated figure of 100 for
the previous year when Greenwich recorded 82 and Woolwich 18.
No cases were admitted to hospital and there were no deaths.
Scabies
Only 1 notification was received compared with 2 from
Greenwich and 1 from Woolwich during 1964. However, as
previously stated this disease ceased to be notifiable on 1st April,
1965.
Treatment of all cases of Scabies continues to be available
at the Tunnel Avenue and Plumstead High Street Centres.
Puerperal Pyrexia
Of the 130 notified cases, 32 were in respect of hospital
patients whose residences were outside the Borough. In 1964,
totals of 3 and 96 were recorded for Greenwich and Woolwich
respectively, but the latter total included 43 hospital patients
resident outside Woolwich.
Ten of the cases were nursed at home and the remainder in
hospital. There were no fatalities.
Meningococcal Infection
No confirmed cases were recorded in 1965 compared with
three for the previous year in Woolwich.
Acute Encephalitis (Infective or Post Infectious)
Similar to the previous year, there were no notifications
received.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Seven notifications were received for this year, the same figure
as recorded by Woolwich in 1964.
Poliomyelitis
As in the previous year, no notification was received during
1965.
Completed primary poliomyelitis inoculations carried out
during the current year numbered 4,061, 418 of which were by