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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 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: Table No. 52. The number of notifications received each quarter was as follows:—

Table No. 52. The number of notifications received each quarter was as follows:—

First quarter113Third quarter125
Second quarter138Fourth quarter191

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Deaths. There were three deaths from Scarlet Fever
during the year, including two in children under 5 years of
age.
Multiple Cases. The following Table shows the house
distribution by wards. The term "house" is synonymous
with the term "family" except in 6 instances, where two
families were involved.

Table: TABLE No. 53.

TABLE No. 53.

Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Abbey Wood.Well Hall.Sherard.Avery Hill.Total Houses.Total Cases.
Number of houses in which 1 case occurred2215182215302641173337286611381381
2 cases occurred3314146925326..4998
3 „......11....3..1..14..1133
4 „............11..1....4..728
Total Houses2518192717343354194040318011448540
Military Cases....1........................27

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Return Cases. The following table shows the number
of return cases, the dates of admission to hospital, the dates
of discharge from hospital, and some observations on the
condition of the primary cases on discharge.
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