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Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia
The 30 notified cases registered in 1966 show a decrease of 10
from the total of 40 for 1965.
Nine cases received hospital treatment, but no deaths were
recorded.
Typhoid
One case of typhoid and two of paratyphoid fever were notified
during the year compared with a nil return for 1965.
The case of typhoid fever occurred in a child of 1½ years who
had been to India with her parents for 5 months in 1965. Examination
of faecal specimens revealed that the father, an Indian who had
typhoid when aged 8 years, was a 'carrier' of this disease. The
family were kept under hospital observation and treatment until
several negative results had been obtained. The Department then
arranged for further specimens to be taken over a period of time to
try to exclude the possibility of a chronic carrier state developing.
Both cases of paratyphoid fever, admitted to hospitals within
Greenwich, were not Borough residents. One case was that of a
seaman flown specially to this country for medical treatment and
the other was a member of H.M. Forces recently returned from
abroad.
Erysipelas
During the year there were six notified cases, the same total as
for 1965 when Greenwich recorded 1 and Woolwich 5.
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 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.
Ninety-two notifications were received in 1966, a total which
shows a considerable increase over the consolidated figure of 26 for
the previous year.
Five of the 16 cases who received hospital treatment were
resident outside the Borough. No fatality was recorded.
Puerperal Pyrexia
Of the 83 notified cases, 24 were in respect of hospital patients
whose residences were outside the Borough. In 1965, there was a
total of 130 cases registered which included 32 non-residents in
hospitals within the Borough.