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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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ENTERIC FEVER.
Seven cases, including one military case, were notified
during the year, and one death occurred. In the following
Table details of each case are given.
TABLE No. 56.
| No. | Date notified. | Sex. | Age. | Diagnosis. | Final Diagnosis. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29/ 4/29 | F. | 5 | Typhoid Fever | Enteric Fever | — |
| 2 | 8/ 5/29 | M. | 8 | Typhoid Fever | Paratyphoid B. | — |
| 3 | 27/ 7/29 | F. | 15 | Typhoid Fever | Typhoid Fever | — |
| 4 | 9/ 8/29 | F. | 24 | Paratyphoid Fever | Paratyhpoid B. | — |
| 5 | 25/ 8/29 | M. | 5 | Paratyphoid B. | Paratyphoid B. | — |
| 6 | 28/ 9/29 | F. | 24 | Typhoid Fever | Typhoid Fever | Died |
| 7 | 28/10/29 | M. | 23 | Paratyphoid C. | Paratyphoid C. | Military |
| Case. |
ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
Pour cases were notified during the year, but in none
of them was the diagnosis confirmed on admission to hospital.
The following Table gives the ultimate diagnosis of each case.
TABLE No. 57.
| Date Notified. | Sex. | Age. | Ultimate Diagnosis. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/3/29 | F. | 4 | Poliomyelitis Congenital Debility. | Died. |
| 22/6/29 | F. | 29 | Hysteria | — |
| 20/8/29 | M. | 47 | Not Encephalitis Lethargica. | — |
| 10/10/29 | M. | 9 | Anaemia | — |