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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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PUERPERAL FEVER.
Seven cases of Puerperal fever were notified during the
year and all of them were treated in hospital, three being
in hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, three in
Poor Law Institutions and one in a Maternity Hospital. Two
deaths occurred. The number of cases notified is below the
average of the last ten years.
ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS.
Thirteen cases of zymotic enteritis were notified, compared
with 49 in 1923. The number of cases notified and the
number of deaths certified to be due to diarrœeal diseases in
each quarter are shown below:—
Quarter. Cases. Deaths.
First 5
Second 2 1
Third 8 6
Fourth 3 5
13 17
ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS.
Five cases of this disease were notified during the year.
In 1923, six cases were notified. The following Table shows
in detail the condition of each patient notified, in 1923 and
1924, at the end of the year:—