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Woolwich 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 46.
Ward Incidence of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis) 1931.
| Disease. | Borough | Dockyard | St. Mary's | River | St. George's | Burrage | Herbert | Glyndon | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas' | Abbey Wood | Well Hall | Sherard | Avery Hill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 281 | 16 | 14 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 73 | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 387 | 19 | 24 | 46 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 20 |
| Enteric Fever (including ParaTyphoid) | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | 3 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 41 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 80 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Small Pox | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 371 | 14 | 27 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 63 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 26 |
| Malaria | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | - | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| *Chicken Pox | 672 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 54 | 58 | 32 | 58 | 72 | 23 | 60 | 75 |
| †Measles | 113 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 56 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 24 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 1992 | 82 | 96 | 221 | 245 | 103 | 78 | 125 | 116 | 82 | 202 | 148 | 112 | 236 | 146 | |
| *Notifiable up to 30th September. | †Not notifiable. | ||||||||||||||