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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Woolwich 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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67
Home Isolation. 2 per cent. of all cases were isolated at
home, and in connection therewith 1 certificate of home
isolation was issued to enable Arsenal employees to resume
work.
Multiple cases. The following Table (No. 33) shows the
house distribution of diphtheria, in Wards:—

Table: TABLE No. 33.

TABLE No. 33.

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 occurred11193123211734503111054401401
2 cases occurred2..4462910..14859118
3 „ „2..21..1..1..411339
4 „ „............1..11..312
5 „ „..........................
6 „ „..............1......16
7 „ „..........................
8 „ „..............1..1..216
15193728272045633213063479592

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Contacts. Contacts of cases were examined during the
year as in previous years, and 15 cases, presenting no clinical
symptoms, were discovered to be carriers. The usual steps
were taken in each case.
Bacteriological Examination. The Council's bacteriological
work is done by the Bacteriological Department of the Seamen's
Hospital, Greenwich. 966 swabs were examined
during the year for diphtheria bacilli, and 122 were found
positive.