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Erysipelas.
56. There were 72 cases of Erysipelas, and one death.
Puerperal Fever.
57. There were 8 cases of Puerperal Fever, and 3 deaths.
In one case I learnt that the medical attendant was attending
a case of Erysipelas, and used to visit the confinement case
immediately after the Erysipelas. He had, however, taken
precautions as to disinfection of his hands. In another case,
the daughter of the patient was suffering from Erysipelas at
the time of the confinement, and lying in the same room and
often in the same bed as the mother. This patient was
attended by a midwife; it hardly seems possible that it would
have happened if a medical man had been in attendance.
Three cases were in Woolwich parish, four in Plumstead, and
one in Eltham. Four cases were attended by midwives, and
four by medical men.
Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
58. The deaths from Influenza numbered 22, compared with
62 in 1900. The deaths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia numbered
245 compared with 407 in 1900 ; the difference no doubt
being mainly due to the lesser prevalence of Influenza. The
mortality from these diseases was higher in Woolwich parish
than in Plumstead.
Tuberculosis.
59. There were 255 deaths from tuberculous diseases,
exceeding the number of deaths from any other disease or
group of diseases.
The rate per 1,000 population was 2.18 in the Borough, and
2.34 in the County; 215 of these deaths were from Phthisis,
giving a death rate of l.79 compared with 1.80 in 1900.