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Woolwich 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Scarlet Fever.
36. There were 528 cases of Scarlet Fever notified, equivalent
to a rate of 414 per thousand population. This is the highest
rate since 1899, but it is lower than the rate in each of the years
1892-1899. (See table v).
37. The following table shows the case rates of Scarlet Fever in the Borough and each Parish during 1901-5 and the past year, compared with London.
| Average 1901-5 | 1906 | |
|---|---|---|
| Borough | 3.15 | 4.15 |
| Woolwich Parish | 2.99 | 3.83 |
| Plumstead Parish | 3.24 | 4.22 |
| Eltham Parish | 3.21 | 4.71 |
| London County | 3.57 | 4.35 |
38. Table III. gives the age distribution, the number in each
ward, and the number of those removed to hospital. The Dockyard
and Glyndon Wards were most affected, but Central,
St. Nicholas and Eltham had again a high percentage, as last year.
39. There were only 5 deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.04 per
thousand population, compared with 0.04, 0'06, 0'03, 0'13 and
0 08, in the five preceding years, and 0'19 in the ten years,
1891-1900. The death-rate has only once been lower, viz. in 1903.
The death-rate in London was 0T1. Stoke Newington alone, of
the Metropolitan Boroughs, had a lower death-rate than Woolwich.
The case mortality (proportion of deaths per cent, of notifications),
0'9, has only once been lower, viz. in 1903.
40. Hospital Isolation.— Of the 528 cases, 411, or 78 per
cent, were removed to one of the Fever Hospitals, compared with
86, 84, and 81 per cent, in the three preceding years. Twelve
cases, or 2 per cent, were reported, after observation at hospital,
not to be Scarlet Fever.