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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Nursing. During 1927, eight cases were nursed at home
at a total cost to the Council of £7 7s. The number of visits
paid by the nurses was 147, thus averaging 18 visits per case.
ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS.
Twelve cases of Zymotic Enteritis were notified, compared
with 23 in 1926. The number of cases notified and
the number of deaths certified to be due to diarrhoeal diseases
in each quarter are shown below.
Five deaths were in infants under one year of age.
| Quarter. | Cases. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|
| First | 7 | 2 |
| Second | 1 | 1 |
| Third | 3 | 1 |
| Fourth | 1 | 2 |
WHOOPING COUGH.
During the year 264 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 10, compared with
3 in 1926 and 17 in 1925. 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 number. By these methods