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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following four Tables are published in accordance
with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, and show
the total number of cases of infectious disease notified during
the year, the number of cases admitted to hospital or sanatorium,
the total number of deaths occurring from these
diseases, and the distribution and case rate per 1,000 of the
population of the various registration districts in the Borough.
Tables showing the notification of infectious disease in the
Borough each year since 1901 follow on.
TABLE No. 44.
| Diseases. | Total cases notified. | Admissions to Hospital or Sanator ium. | Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 300 | 296 | 14 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 529 | 506 | 5 | |
| Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid) | 17 | 17 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 20 | 18 | 8 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 28 | 21 | — | |
| Erysipelas | 89 | 41 | 6 | |
| Smallpox | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 230 | 118 | 75 | |
| Malaria | 12 | 11 | 1 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | 6 | — | |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | ||||
| Total | 263 | 264 | 145 | |
| Tuberculosis Non-Pulmonary | ||||
| Total | 62 | 34 | 20 | |
| Measles | 2418 | 56 | 9 | |
| 4005 | 1409 | 305 | ||