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Woolwich 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 43.

Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified in the Borough and Parishes during the year 1926, shewing the Case Rate per 1,000 Population.

Diseases.Borough.Total Cases notified in each locality.Case rates, per 1,000 Population.
Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
West.East.West.East.
Diphtheria3931668682592.775.142.122.301.77
Scarlet Fever4119197137862.902.822.393.842.58
Enteric Fever8....620.06....0.170.06
Puerperal Fever4211..0.030.060.020.03..
Puerperal Pyrexia75..110.050.15..0.030.03
Erysipelas4611101690.320.340.250.450.27
Continued Fever1......10.01.......03
Pneumonia2921095268632.063.381.281.911.89
Malaria541....0.040.120.02....
Ophthalmia Neonatorum18122220.130.370.050.060. 06
Encephalitis Lethargica73..220.050.09..0.060.06
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis97..110.060.22..0.030.03
Poliomyelitis5311..0.040.090.020.03..
Zymotic Enteritis23911030.160.280.020.280.09
Pulmonary Tuberculosis287997761502.023.07l8.91.711.50
Tuberculosis (Non-pulmonary)2211614110.440.650.390.390.33
Measles (including German Measles)12463444612262158.7110.6611.366.336.45
282488680562850519.9027.4519.8317.6015.14