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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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ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS.
Nine deaths were in infants under one year of age.
| Quarter. | Cases. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|
| First | — | 1 |
| Second | 1 | 3 |
| Third | 17 | 7 |
| Fourth | 5 | 6 |
Nursing assistance was provided by the Council in one case,
three visits being paid.
WHOOPING COUGH.
During the year 219 cases of Whooping Cough came to
the knowledge of the Department from the School Medical
Service. As this disease is not notifiable in Woolwich, knowledge
can only be obtained by the Department from this
service, or, incidentally, by casual discovery by the health
visitors during their daily routine.
Deaths. The number of deaths was 3, compared with
17 in 1925 and 12 in 1924. All the deaths occurred in children
under five years of age.
MEASLES.
Measles is not a notifiable disease in Woolwich, and,
consequently, we depend on the notifications received from
the School Medical Service and cases discovered by the
health visitors as an index of its prevalence—an index which
must be considerably below the true number. By these
methods we obtained knowledge during the year of 1,246
cases, of which 53 were German Measles; 622 of these were
children under 5 years of age. The number of cases discovered
by health visitors was 412—less than 33 per cent.