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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 43.
Scarlet Fever—Multiple Cases.
| Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood. | Well Hall. | Avery Hill. | Sherard. | Total Houses. | Total Cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses in which | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 case occurred | 32 | 27 | 41 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 50 | 53 | 32 | 69 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 190 | 697 | 697 |
| 2 cases occurred | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 91 | 182 |
| 3 ,, ,, | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 „ ,, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 „ ,, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 ,, ,, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Total houses | 34 | 29 | 46 | 31 | 39 | 21 | 53 | 61 | 35 | 80 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 233 | 810 | 956 |
| Military | - | 5 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| 989 |
Return Cases.—The following Table No. 44, shows the number of return cases,
the dates of admission to hospital, and the dates of discharge from hospital. It
will be noted that in most of these cases the primary case was less than five weeks
in hospital.