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Woolwich 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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56. Bacteriological diagnosis. Similar facilities as for
diphtheria (q.v.) are provided at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich,
and during the year 6 samples of blood were examined
for Widals re-action. A positive result was obtained in one.
57. The following table No. 31, shows the number of cases
notified each year since 1901, in the various parishes and in the
Borough and the percentage removed to hospital:—
TABLE No. 31 (Enteric)
| Year. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Percentage removed to Hospital. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | East. | |||||
| 1901 | 68 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 66 |
| 1902 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 84 |
| 1903 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 64 |
| 1904 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 84 |
| 1905 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 63 |
| 1906 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 70 |
| 1907 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 67 |
| 1909 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| 1909 | 13 | 9 | 3 | .. | 1 | 62 |
| 1910 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .. | 2 | 50 |
| 1911 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 94 |
| 1912 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 65 |
| 1913 | 14 | 7 | 2 | a | 2 | 71 |
| 1914 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 78 |
| 1915 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 87 |
| 1916 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 89 |
| 1917 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 83 |
| 1918 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 90 |
| 1919 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 88 |
| 1920 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 100 |
SCARLET FEVER.
58. Notifications. During the year 538 cases of scarlet
fever were notified as compared with 243 in 1919, 222 in 1918,
and 147 in 1917. Table IV. shows the age distribution, the
number in each parish, and the number removed to hospital.