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Woolwich 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Enteric Fever.
Nine cases were notified, seven of whom were treated in hospital. There
were no deaths. The following Table. No. 64, gives details of each case notified.
TABLE No. 64. Enteric Fever, 1935.
| No. | Date Notified. | Sex. | Age. | Diagnosis. | Final Diagnosis. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2/ 2/35 | M. | 4 | Enteric Fever | Lobar Pneumonia | — |
| 2 | 20/ 2/35 | F. | 11 | Paratyphoid B. | Paratyphoid B. | — |
| 3 | 1/ 6/35 | M. | 23 | Typhoid Fever | Typhoid Fever | — |
| 4 | 3/ 6/35 | M. | 59 | Typhoid Fever | Typhoid Fever | — |
| 5 | 18/ 7/35 | F. | 17 | Typhoid Fever | Paratyphoid Fever | — |
| 6 | 9/ 8/35 | F. | 15 | Paratyphoid B. | Paratyphoid B. | — |
| 7 | 17/ 8/35 | M. | 19 | Paratyphoid B. | Paratyphoid B. | — |
| 8 | 13/ 9/35 | F. | 2 | Paratyphoid B. | Paratyphoid B. | — |
| 9 | 11/11/35 | F. | 32 | Paratyphoid Fever | Paratyphoid Fever | — |
Anterior Poliomyelitis.
Two notifications were received and both patients were admitted to hospital
to the special wards reserved for such cases by the London County Council at the
Western Hospital. The diagnosis of one case was confirmed, but in the other,
a boy of 15, the ultimate diagnosis was Acute Myelitis.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
One case of this disease was notified and was removed to hospital. The
diagnosis was not confirmed. One case, which was admiited to a mental hospital
after an attack of Encephalitis Lethargica some years previously, died during
the year.
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.
Three cases were notified, all of which were admitted to hospital. The diagnosis
was confirmed in each case. One case, which was not notified, died. The following
Table, No. 65, gives details of each case.