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Woolwich 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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65. Home Isolation. 4% of all cases were isolated at home
and in connection therewith 9 certificates of home isolation
were issued to enable Arsenal employees to resume work.
66. Multiple Cases. The following table No. 37, shows the
house distribution of cases of diphtheria, in Wards:—
TABLE No. 37.
| Dockyard | St. Mary's | River | St. George's | Burrage | Herbert | Glyndon | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas | Eltham | Total houses | Total Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of houses in which | |||||||||||||
| 1 case occurred | 27 | 20 | 48 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 44 | 70 | 328 | 328 |
| 2 cases occurred | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 52 |
| 3 „ „ | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 18 |
| 4 „ ,, | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 ,, „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | 25 | 52 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 42 | 17 | 45 | 84 | 367 | 427 |
67. Contacts. Contacts of cases were examined during the
year as in previous years and 4 cases presenting no clinical
symptoms were discovered to be carriers. The usual steps
were taken in each case.
68. Bacteriological Examination. Since January, 1913,
the Council's bacteriological work has been done by the Bacteriological
department of the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
845 swabs were examined during the year for diphtheria
bacilli and 144 were found positive.
69. Anti-toxin. Diphtheria anti-toxin is kept at the Town
Hall and the Plumstead and Eltham Free Libraries and is
supplied to medical practitioners, on application, at cost price,