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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 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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to encephalitis lethargica, and one other death occurred without
notification. The details of each case are given in the
following Table:

Table: TABLE No. 50.

TABLE No. 50.

Date notified.SexAgeUltimate Diagnosis.Remarks.
1926.
Feb. 3M.56Encephalitis LethargicaDied 4/2/26
Apr. 20M.19Encephalitis Lethargica
May 10M.40Stomatitis
June 22M.11Encephalitis LethargicaDied 23/6/26
June 26M.4Pyrexia of unknown origin . .
Sept. 5F.4Meningitis, probably Tuber-oulousDied 8/9/26
Sept. 8M.4Encephalitis LethargicaDied 16/9/26

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CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS.
Nine cases were notified during the year, details of which
are set out in the following Table. All the cases were
admitted to hospital. Only one death was certified as due to
this disease. The ultimate diagnosis in each case is given
in the following Table:

Table: TABLE No. 51.

TABLE No. 51.

Date notified.SexAgeUltimate Diagnosis.Remarks.
1926.
Feb. 6M20Cerebrospinal MeningitisMilitary case.
Mar. 16M21Cerebrospinal MeningitisMilitary case
Mar. 22M16Tubercular Meningitis
Mar. 25M18Cerebrospinal MeningitisMilitary case
Apr. 6M20Cerebrospinal MeningitisMilitary case
June 6F17Encephalitis LethargicaDied June 17.
June 12M6Tubercular MeningitisDied August 13
Oct. 5M3¾Cerebrospinal MeningitisDied October 2.
Dec. 4F1Broncho pneumonia

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PNEUMONIA.
During the year 292 notifications were received, of which
33 were influenzal. Eighty-one deaths occurred from primary
pneumonia and 22 from influenzal pneumonia. The notifica-